Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

The Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max leads in display, camera and battery, while the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max is ahead in design. 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

Xiaomi Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

8.3 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max

Longer optical zoom 4× vs 3.2×
Brighter screen 12,000 nits vs 4,000 nits
Newer model Oct 1, 2026 vs Sep 23, 2026
Lighter 234 g vs 235 g
Thinner 8.15 mm vs 8.39 mm
Higher screen resolution 1320 × 2848 px vs 1208 × 2624 px

Why choose the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Bigger battery 8,500 mAh vs 6,800 mAh
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB vs 512 GB

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Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Overall — 8.3

Display 9.0 8.6

Performance — 8.9

Camera 8.5 7.6

Battery 8.5 7.7

Design 8.6 8.8

Software support 3.5 3.5

Value for money 5.0 est. 5.0 est.

Display

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches

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

Resolution 1320 × 2848 px 1208 × 2624 px

Pixel density 455 ppi —

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Peak brightness 12,000 nits 4,000 nits

Protection Kunlun Glass 3 —

Performance

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Chipset Kirin 9050 Pro Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Process — 2 nm

Max CPU clock — 5 GHz

GPU — Adreno 850

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 12 GB / 16 GB

Storage 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.4 200 MP, 1/1.28"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 40 MP 50 MP

Telephoto 200 MP, 4× optical 200 MP, 3.2× optical, periscope

Optical zoom 4× 3.2×

Rear cameras 3 3

Front camera 13 MP 50 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Capacity 6,800 mAh 8,500 mAh

Battery type — Silicon-carbon

Wired charging 100 W 100 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Dimensions 164.5 × 78.7 × 8.15 mm 163.4 × 77.6 × 8.39 mm

Thickness 8.15 mm 8.39 mm

Weight 234 g 235 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP68 + IP69

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display ultrasonic

3D face unlock ✓ Yes ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM —

Colors Florence, Rose Gold, Crystal White, Obsidian Black Black, White, Ice Peach Pink, Galaxy Blue, Red Transparent Edition

Connectivity and features

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

5G — ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 6.0 —

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✓ Yes ✕ No

IR blaster — ✓ Yes

Software

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

OS at launch HarmonyOS 7 Android 17

Interface — Xiaomi HyperOS 4

Launch and price

Spec Huawei Mate 90 Pro MaxXiaomi 18 Pro Max

Announced Oct 1, 2026 Sep 23, 2026

Released Oct 1, 2026 Sep 23, 2026

Status Released Released

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