Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max vs POCO F5

The Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max scores 7.9 in our rating, and the POCO F5 scores 6.4. The Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max leads in display, camera, battery and design, while the POCO F5 is ahead in performance and software support. The Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max is the newer phone, announced Nov 25, 2025.

2 of 4 phones Clear all
Huawei Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
7.9 Price TBA
Top score
POCO POCO F5
6.4 Price TBA
Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

  • Bigger battery 6,000 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
  • Faster wired charging 100 W vs 67 W
  • Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.67 inches
  • Brighter screen 8,000 nits vs 1,000 nits
  • Newer model Nov 25, 2025 vs May 9, 2023
  • More RAM 16 GB vs 8 GB / 12 GB

Why choose the POCO F5

  • Lighter 181 g vs 239 g
  • Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.25 mm
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Overall 7.9 6.4
Display 9.0 7.1
Performance 6.0 6.3
Camera 8.8 5.7
Battery 7.8 5.3
Design 8.5 7.5
Software support 3.5 5.0
Value for money 5.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Size 6.9 inches 6.67 inches
Type OLED, Dual-layer OLED OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay
Resolution 1320 × 2848 px 1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density — 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✕ No
Peak brightness 8,000 nits 1,000 nits
HDR — HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Protection Second-generation Kunlun Glass Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Process — 4 nm
Max CPU clock 2.75 GHz 2.91 GHz
GPU Maleoon 935 Adreno 725
RAM 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB
Storage 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB
Storage type — UFS 3.1
microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.4 64 MP, f/1.79, 1/2"
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Ultrawide 40 MP 8 MP
Telephoto 50 MP, 6.2× optical, periscope —
Optical zoom 6.2× —
Rear cameras 4 3
Rear video — 4K@30
Front camera 13 MP 16 MP
Front video — 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Capacity 6,000 mAh 5,000 mAh
Wired charging 100 W 67 W
Wireless charging 80 W —
Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No
Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Dimensions 164.4 × 79 × 8.25 mm 161.11 × 74.95 × 7.9 mm
Thickness 8.25 mm 7.9 mm
Weight 239 g 181 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame — Plastic
Back Metal —
Water resistance IP68 + IP69 —
Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted
3D face unlock ✓ Yes ✕ No
SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM
Colors Polar Night Black, Polar Day Gold, Polar Silver, Aurora Green Black, White, Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
USB USB-C 3.x —
NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes
Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Satellite ✓ Yes ✕ No
IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
OS at launch HarmonyOS 6.0 Android 13
Interface — MIUI 14 for POCO
Security updates — 3 years

Launch and price

Spec Huawei Mate 80 Pro MaxPOCO F5
Announced Nov 25, 2025 May 9, 2023
Released Nov 28, 2025 May 9, 2023
Status Released Discontinued

Green marks the stronger value in a row. Specs come from official manufacturer data, cross-checked with established tech media; each phone page lists its sources. Report an error

More comparisons

Choose a phone

Latest phones