Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 70 and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 70 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Huawei Honor 70
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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Huawei Honor 70
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 70 Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4729mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 70 and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 70
vs
iPhone 17 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 92.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)61 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
92.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 70 and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) n/a
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 n/a
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 6 nm n/a
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 n/a
Graphics Adreno 642 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 608 MHz n/a
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
3780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
10772
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10643780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)302510772
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 70
618614
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
2112459
CPU198611510033
GPU149579791934
Memory122975367847
UX147449442645
NanoReview Score6186142112459
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 26
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 8 n/a

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 4729 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:50 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
n/a
Web Browsing09:26 hn/a
Video Playback13:55 hn/a
Games05:40 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix54 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
SensorSony IMX800n/a
Sensor size1/1.491/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 70
115
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 70
129
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 70
115
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom77n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Sensor Omnivision OV32C n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 550 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 70 the clear winner in this comparison.

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