Huawei Mate 90 vs Apple iPhone 17

The Huawei Mate 90 scores 8.6 in our rating, and the Apple iPhone 17 scores 7.9. The Huawei Mate 90 leads in display, performance, camera and battery, while the Apple iPhone 17 is ahead in design and software support. The Huawei Mate 90 is the newer phone, announced Oct 1, 2026.

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Huawei Huawei Mate 90

8.6 Price TBA

Top score

Apple Apple iPhone 17

7.9 From $799

Key differences

Why choose the Huawei Mate 90

Bigger battery 6,600 mAh vs 3,692 mAh
Faster wired charging 66 W vs 40 W
Bigger screen 6.75 inches vs 6.3 inches
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP68
Newer model Oct 1, 2026 vs Sep 9, 2025
Faster wireless charging 50 W vs 25 W

Why choose the Apple iPhone 17

Lighter 177 g vs 217 g

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 90Apple iPhone 17

Overall 8.6 7.9

Display 8.8 8.5

Performance 8.9 8.3

Camera 8.5 6.9

Battery 8.1 5.7

Design 8.5 8.8

Software support 3.5 7.4

Value for money 5.0 est. 5.5

Display

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

Size 6.75 inches 6.3 inches

Type OLED OLED, Super Retina XDR

Resolution 1280 × 2832 px 1206 × 2622 px

Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Peak brightness — 3,000 nits

HDR — HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Kunlun Glass 3 Ceramic Shield 2

Performance

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

Chipset Kirin 9030 Apple A19

Process — 3 nm

GPU — Apple GPU (5-core, with Neural Accelerators)

RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB / 512 GB

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.4 48 MP, f/1.6

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 40 MP 48 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 4× optical —

Optical zoom 4× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video — 4K@60

Front camera 13 MP 18 MP

Front video — 4K@60

Battery and charging

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

Capacity 6,600 mAh 3,692 mAh

Battery type — Li-Ion

Wired charging 66 W 40 W

Wireless charging 50 W 25 W

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

Dimensions 161.9 × 75.7 × 7.95 mm 149.6 × 71.5 × 7.95 mm

Thickness 7.95 mm 7.95 mm

Weight 217 g 177 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Aluminum

Back Fiberglass Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP68

Fingerprint Side-mounted None

3D face unlock ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM eSIM only

Colors Lattice Green, Lattice Pink, Zero White, Obsidian Black Lavender, Mist Blue, Sage, White, Black

Connectivity and features

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

5G — ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 6.0 6.0

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

IR blaster — ✕ No

Software

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

OS at launch HarmonyOS 7 iOS 26

Security updates — 5 years

Launch and price

Spec Huawei Mate 90Apple iPhone 17

Announced Oct 1, 2026 Sep 9, 2025

Released Oct 1, 2026 Sep 19, 2025

Status Released Released

US launch price — $799

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