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

Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025 with 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 Mate 70 Pro Plus
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 4729mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 221g vs 226g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus 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:
Mate 70 Pro Plus
vs
iPhone 17 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 92.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
89.2 %
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
92.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) n/a
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 n/a
Process SMIC n/a
Transistor Size 7 nm n/a
Neural Processor Da Vinci n/a
Graphics Maleoon 920 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 840 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
1604
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
3780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
5138
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
10772
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16043780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)513810772
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4949n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
1248520
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
2112459
CPU351901510033
GPU278517791934
Memory405011367847
UX213091442645
NanoReview Score12485202112459

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR5X
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 iOS 26

Battery

Volume 5700 mAh 4729 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 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 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/1.28
Pixel size1.6 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.8
Focal length93 mm120 mm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-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 version 5.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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