Huawei Mate 90 vs Xiaomi 18
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Key differences
Taken from the specification table below. No scores or winners: only the stored values.
| Spec | Huawei Mate 90 | Xiaomi 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (2 nm) |
| Display size | 6.75 inches, 110.5 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.4 inches, 99.4 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Main camera | 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 (variable aperture), 24mm (wide), 1/1.56" RYYB, PDAF, OIS | 200 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, Leica Summilux |
| Battery | 6600 mAh | 7000 mAh Difference: 400 mAh |
| Charging | 66W wired SuperCharge, 50W wireless SuperCharge, 7.5W reverse wireless, 5W reverse wired | 100W wired HyperCharge, 50W wireless HyperCharge, 10W reverse wireless |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) Difference: 22 g |
Network
| 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 — |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 — |
| 4G Network Differs | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 — |
| 5G Network Differs | 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA — |
| Speed Differs | HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G — |
LAUNCH
| Announced Differs | 2026, October 01 2026, September 23 — |
| Status Differs | Available. Released 2026, October Available. Released 2026, September 27 — |
BODY
| Dimensions Differs | 161.9 x 75.7 x 7.95 mm (6.37 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 151.5 x 71.8 x 8.3 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in) — |
| Weight Differs | 217 g (7.65 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) — |
| Build Differs | Glass front (Kunlun Glass 3), brocade nylon-fiber reinforced back, basalt architecture aluminum frame Glass front (Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3), glass back, aluminum alloy frame — |
| SIMs SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Differs | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) or Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM / Dual Nano-SIM — |
Display
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) Differs | LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 4500 nits (peak) LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3800 nits (peak) — |
| Size Differs | 6.75 inches, 110.5 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 99.4 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio) — |
| Resolution Differs | 1280 x 2832 pixels, 19.9:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~548 ppi density) — |
| Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. Differs | Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 — |
PLATFORM
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Differs | HarmonyOS 7.0 (HarmonyOS NEXT) Android 17, HyperOS 4 — |
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Differs | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (2 nm) — |
| CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Differs | Octa-core (2x2.75 GHz Taishan V130 + 6x2.25 GHz Taishan M + 4x1.60 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (2x4.85 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.85 GHz Oryon Performance) — |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Differs | Maleoon 935 (hardware ray tracing) Adreno 850 — |
MEMORY
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No No — |
| Internal Differs | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM (UFS 4.0) 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM (UFS 4.1) — |
MAIN CAMERA
| Cameras Specs Today’s smartphones come equipped with a very comprehensive set of camera related specifications. Our smartphone, for many of us, has become our primary camera due to it being the one we always have with us. Differs |
50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 (variable aperture), 24mm (wide), 1/1.56" RYYB, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 90mm (periscope telephoto), RYYB, PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom 40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120Ëš (ultrawide), RYYB, AF 1.5 MP 3rd-gen Red Maple multispectral color sensor 200 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, Leica Summilux 200 MP, f/2.6, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", PDAF, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom, telemacro 50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115Ëš (ultrawide), PDAF — |
| Video Differs | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, HDR Vivid, gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@24/30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR — |
| Camera Features Differs | XMAGE optics, Laser AF, LED flash, panorama, HDR, variable physical aperture Leica lenses, Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama — |
SELFIE CAMERA
| Cameras Specs Today’s smartphones come equipped with a very comprehensive set of camera related specifications. Our smartphone, for many of us, has become our primary camera due to it being the one we always have with us. Differs | 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) 50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), PDAF — |
| Features Differs | HDR, panorama HDR, panorama, Dolby Vision — |
| Video Differs | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS — |
SOUND
| Loudspeaker Differs | Yes, with stereo speakers (Huawei Histen) Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Wireless Audio) — |
| 3.5mm jack | No No — |
COMMS
| WLAN Differs | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, NearLink 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band/tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct — |
| Positioning Differs | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) — |
| Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. Differs | 6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC 4.0 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5 — |
| Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | Yes Yes — |
| USB Differs | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG — |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches. | Yes Yes — |
| Radio | No No — |
Features
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Differs | Fingerprint (side-mounted / under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, BDS Satellite Messaging (text & image) Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer — |
BATTERY
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) — |
| Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. Differs | 6600 mAh 7000 mAh — |
| Charging The functionality responsible for recharging batteries in portable devices, such as mobile phones, significantly influences both battery lifespan and the practicality of daily product usage.The charging process, encompassing factors like voltage, current, and completion actions, is contingent upon the battery's size and type.Contemporary battery chargers dynamically adjust charging parameters based on the battery's current charging state. Charging an empty battery poses no safety risk, allowing for a quicker charging process. Consequently, many charging speed benchmarks, including ours, specify the battery level achieved after a 30-minute session on an empty battery.Standard chargers with a power output of 5V/1A, equivalent to 5W, serve as a baseline, with anything surpassing this speed classified as quick or fast charging. Differs | 66W wired SuperCharge, 50W wireless SuperCharge, 7.5W reverse wireless, 5W reverse wired 100W wired HyperCharge, 50W wireless HyperCharge, 10W reverse wireless — |
MISC
| Colors Differs | Crystal Green, Crystal Pink, Zero White, Obsidian Black Black, White, Velvet Red, Ice Blue — |
| Model Differs | BRS-AL00 2609BPN60G, 2609BPN60C — |
| SAR SAR (Specific absorption rate): Each GSM handset has a radio transmitter and receiver in order to operate in the wireless GSM network. That transceiver is manufactured so that when used next to the ear and when worn on the belt, it won't exceed the limits for exposure to radio frequency energy set by the authorities.The authorities in question here are the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government, Industry Canada of the Canadian Government (IC), and the Council of the European Union. Differs | 0.89 W/kg (head), 1.09 W/kg (body) 1.09 W/kg (head), 1.05 W/kg (body) — |
| SAR EU Each GSM handset has a radio transmitter and receiver in order to operate in the wireless GSM network. That transceiver is manufactured so that when used next to the ear and when worn on the belt, it won't exceed the limits for exposure to radio frequency energy set by the authorities.The authorities in question here are the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government, Industry Canada of the Canadian Government (IC), and the Council of the European Union. Differs | 0.85 W/kg (head), 1.18 W/kg (body) 0.98 W/kg (head), 1.32 W/kg (body) — |
| Price Differs | $769.00 / €829.00 / Â¥5,499 $799.00 / CNY 4,999 / €1,099.00 — |
TESTS
| Performance Differs | AnTuTu: 1,520,000 (v10) | GeekBench: 5,450 (v6) AnTuTu: 3,280,000 (v10) | GeekBench: 10,850 (v6) — |
| Display Differs | 1950 nits HBM brightness, 4500 nits HDR peak 2100 nits HBM brightness, 3800 nits peak — |
| Battery (new) Differs | Active use score 17:40h Active use score 18:45h — |
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