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Xiaomi 17T Pro vs Huawei Pura 90 Plus

92 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T Pro
VS
76 out of 100
Huawei Pura 90 Plus
Xiaomi 17T Pro
Huawei Pura 90 Plus

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 17T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the Huawei Pura 90 Plus, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9025 and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T Pro
  • 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3323K versus 1325K)
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5700 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3334 and 1420 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90 Plus
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.4 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Plus crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
68.7
(Good)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
17T Pro
vs
Pura 90 Plus

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1276 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1100 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 96.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
17T Pro
3474 nits
Pura 90 Plus
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 71.1 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
17T Pro
91.1%
Pura 90 Plus +6%
96.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 HiSilicon Kirin 9025
Max clock 4210 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) -
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		 -
L3 cache 16 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 3 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 -
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Maleoon
GPU shading units 1536 -
GPU clock 1716 MHz -
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
17T Pro +135%
3334
Pura 90 Plus
1420
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17T Pro +146%
10348
Pura 90 Plus
4199
Compute Score (GPU)
17T Pro
22721
Pura 90 Plus
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 22721 -
Single-core score 3334 1420
Multi-core score 10348 4199
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
17T Pro +151%
3323591
Pura 90 Plus
1325732
CPU 933780 370183
GPU 1300550 295489
Memory 397001 434593
UX 692260 225467
Total score 3323591 1325732
Samples [25 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-19 -> TllovRayAnTuTu 123482063
📘 2026-10-17 -> TllovRayAnTuTu 123358318
📘 2026-10-15 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 123700382
📘 2026-10-15 (Володя)AnTuTu 123501390
📘 2026-10-11 (TllovRay)AnTuTu 123385318
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Huawei Pura 90 Plus
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) HarmonyOS 7
ROM HyperOS 3 -
OS size 35.4 GB -
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5700 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:44 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:30 hr -
Watching video 24:44 hr -
Gaming 09:34 hr -
Standby 131 hr -
General battery life
17T Pro
36:42 hr
Pura 90 Plus
n/a
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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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision 950 LightHunter Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) -
Pixel size 1.2 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.1
Focal length 115 mm 93 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
17T Pro
83.6 dB
Pura 90 Plus
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 October 2026
Release date May 2026 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $825
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included 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 17T Pro is definitely a better buy.

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