Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Huawei Honor 70 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Huawei Honor 70

80 out 100
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 221g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Huawei Honor 70
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
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 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a61 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon 770
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16141064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51593025
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 70 Pro], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU348688198611
GPU485502149579
Memory402538122975
UX206474147449
NanoReview Score1443202618614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR5
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 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsingn/a09:26 h
Video Playbackn/a13:55 h
Gamesn/a05:40 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX800
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 550
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 66 W
* 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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