Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Google Pixel 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Google Pixel 6 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5003mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Lighter design: 210g vs 221g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Google Pixel 6 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 512 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
858 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Google Pixel 6 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Google Pixel 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Google Tensor
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Maleoon 920 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Cores 1024 1280
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Google Pixel 6 Pro
1331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Google Pixel 6 Pro
3078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16141331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51593078
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Google Pixel 6 Pro
930173
CPU348688245121
GPU485502306201
Memory402538171401
UX206474207450
NanoReview Score1443202930173
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
6207
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.4 °C
Stabilityn/a56 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6207
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
11580
Writing scoren/a16562
Web scoren/a8739
Video editingn/a6925
Data manipulationn/a11190
NanoReview Scoren/a11580

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin n/a Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5003 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
18:34
Web Browsingn/a06:56 h
Video Playbackn/a10:55 h
Gamesn/a04:56 h
Standby Moden/a94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung GN1
Sensor sizen/a1/1.31
Pixel size1.6 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/3.5
Focal length93 mm104 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX386
Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
Pixel sizen/a1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 111 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3840x2880 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
143
Video quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
84.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr October, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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