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Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

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Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

80 out of 100
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
VS
84 out of 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on November 26, 2024, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 37W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Comes with 640 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 5060 mAh
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 10% higher pixel density (486 vs 440 PPI)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G4
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1962 and 1604 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mate 70 Pro Plus
vs
Pixel 9 Pro XL

Display

TypeOLEDOLED
Size6.9 inches6.8 inches
Resolution1316 x 2832 pixels1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:920:9
PPI440 ppi486 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2500 nits3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2000 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate300 Hz -
Screen protectionHuawei Kunlun Glass 2Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio89.2%89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height164.6 mm (6.48 inches)162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width79.5 mm (3.13 inches)76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness8.3 mm (0.33 inches)8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight226 g (7.97 oz)221 g (7.8 oz)
WaterproofIP69IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Gray, GreenWhite, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-buttonYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020Google Tensor G4
Max clock2500 MHz3100 MHz
CPU cores12 (2 + 6 + 4)8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A510s
- 6 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan		- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
ManufacturingSMICSamsung
Lithography process7 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)Da VinciYes
Graphics - Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units - 896
GPU clock840 MHz940 MHz
FLOPS~1720 GFLOPS~1792 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU351901395641
GPU278517448762
Memory405011213528
UX213091235197
Total score12485201292858
SamplesLess then 3[2 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size16 GB16 GB
Memory type - LPDDR5
Channels - 4
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemHarmonyOS 4.3 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM - Stock Android

Battery

Capacity5700 mAh5060 mAh
Max charge power100 W37 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (88 W)Yes (12 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:42 hr
Watching video - 10:46 hr
Gaming - 05:57 hr
Standby - 92 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448160 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3.5xOptical, 5x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoUp to 30FPS
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°123°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mm25 mm
Sensor - Samsung GN1
Sensor size - 1/1.31"
Pixel size1.6 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.8
Focal length93 mm113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55"
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution40 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length13 mm -
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55"
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 75
Preview - 86
Zoom - 155
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels13 megapixels42 megapixels
Image resolution4160 x 31203648 x 2736
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length18 mm17 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.51"
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)YesNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.25.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*21
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNoNo
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedNovember 2024August 2024
Release dateNovember 2024August 2024
Launch price$1100$1099
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.4 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 100 WNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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