Xiaomi 17 Pro vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
92
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030S and came out 7 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 Xiaomi 17 Pro
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3569K versus 1617K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2.7x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 1417 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 38.5 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.3 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 7 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.3 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels | 1308 x 2880 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.82:9 |
| PPI | 464 ppi | 459 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 91.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 102.8% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Pura 90 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.82:9 ratio) = 17.9 in2
17 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 230.5 g (8.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Gold, Green, Orange, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030S |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.62 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 935F |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1433.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27343 | 4347 |
| Single-core score | 3871 | 1417 |
| Multi-core score | 12033 | 4202 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004041 | 599837 |
| GPU | 1307517 | 301831 |
| Memory | 470024 | 370488 |
| UX | 787772 | 345772 |
| Total score | 3569354 | 1617928 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2404 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10752 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17802 | - |
| Video editing | 8078 | - |
| Photo editing | 37143 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17701 | - |
| Writing score | 24706 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#36th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.) | AnTuTu | 3569354 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (Mm) | AnTuTu | 3433545 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy) | AnTuTu | 3705564 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (.) | AnTuTu | 3554073 |
| 📘 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | GeekBench CPU | 3860 / 12136 |
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 6.1 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | - |
| OS size | 54 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6300 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 16 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:35 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950L LightHunter | SmartSens SCC80XS |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 89 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Omnivision OV40A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| 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/be) |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | April 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $910 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 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 Xiaomi 17 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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