Vivo X Fold6 vs Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
89
out of 100
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77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.02-inch Vivo X Fold6 (with Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Super) that was released on June 26, 2026, against the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X Fold6
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3593K versus 1825K)
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5600 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 12% higher pixel density (425 vs 381 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 73.54 mm narrower
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3288 and 1641 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Weighs 71 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
- Has a 2.18 inches larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP59 classification)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 8.02 inches | 10.2 inches |
| Resolution | 2312 x 2504 pixels | 2232 x 3184 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3.69 | 12.8:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 5000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Mate XT 2 Ultimate
10.2″ (12.8:9 ratio) = 49 in2
Vivo X Fold6
8.02″ (4:3.69 ratio) = 32.1 in2
~52% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.16 mm (6.19 inches) | 157.2 mm (6.19 inches) |
| Width | 145.66 mm (5.73 inches) | 219.2 mm (8.63 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.4 mm (0.17 inches) | 4 mm (0.16 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 299 g (10.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP58 | IP59 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Super | HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 2 cores at 1.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Maleoon 955 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~3225.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26418 | 8357 |
| Single-core score | 3288 | 1641 |
| Multi-core score | 9498 | 5724 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 972680 | 563427 |
| GPU | 1331646 | 526183 |
| Memory | 520511 | 427519 |
| UX | 768512 | 308642 |
| Total score | 3593349 | 1825771 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | HarmonyOS 7.0 |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 Fold | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | - |
| Watching video | 19:58 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:37 hr | - |
| Standby | 121 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | - | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | - | No |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | - | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPB | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 81 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX885 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | - | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 20 MP, OmniVision OV32D, f/21, 1/3.6" | 8 MP, 1/3.6" |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | July 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2199 | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo X Fold6 is definitely a better buy.
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