Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

The Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max leads in battery, while the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max is ahead in camera. The Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max is the newer phone, announced Oct 1, 2026.

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Huawei Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max

Price TBA

Huawei Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

8.0 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max

Bigger battery 6,800 mAh vs 6,000 mAh
Brighter screen 12,000 nits vs 8,000 nits
Newer model Oct 1, 2026 vs Nov 25, 2025
Lighter 234 g vs 239 g
Thinner 8.15 mm vs 8.25 mm

Why choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Longer optical zoom 6.2× vs 4×
Faster wireless charging 80 W vs 50 W
More storage 512 GB / 1 TB vs 512 GB

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Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Overall — 8.0

Display 9.0 9.0

Performance — 6.0

Camera 8.5 8.8

Battery 8.5 8.0

Design 8.6 8.5

Software support 3.5 3.5

Value for money 5.0 est. 5.0 est.

Display

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches

Type OLED, Full-color Linglong Display, dual-layer OLED OLED, Dual-layer OLED

Resolution 1320 × 2848 px 1320 × 2848 px

Pixel density 455 ppi —

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Peak brightness 12,000 nits 8,000 nits

Protection Kunlun Glass 3 Second-generation Kunlun Glass

Performance

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Chipset Kirin 9050 Pro Kirin 9030 Pro

Max CPU clock — 2.75 GHz

GPU — Maleoon 935

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 16 GB

Storage 512 GB 512 GB / 1 TB

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.4 50 MP, f/1.4

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 40 MP 40 MP

Telephoto 200 MP, 4× optical 50 MP, 6.2× optical, periscope

Optical zoom 4× 6.2×

Rear cameras 3 4

Front camera 13 MP 13 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Capacity 6,800 mAh 6,000 mAh

Wired charging 100 W 100 W

Wireless charging 50 W 80 W

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Dimensions 164.5 × 78.7 × 8.15 mm 164.4 × 79 × 8.25 mm

Thickness 8.15 mm 8.25 mm

Weight 234 g 239 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back — Metal

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP68 + IP69

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Florence, Rose Gold, Crystal White, Obsidian Black Polar Night Black, Polar Day Gold, Polar Silver, Aurora Green

Connectivity and features

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

5G — ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 6.0 6.0

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

IR blaster — ✓ Yes

Software

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

OS at launch HarmonyOS 7 HarmonyOS 6.0

Launch and price

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxHuawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Announced Oct 1, 2026 Nov 25, 2025

Released Oct 1, 2026 Nov 28, 2025

Status Released Released

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