Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate XT Ultimate and Huawei Mate X3 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate vs Huawei Mate X3

70 out 100
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
VS
77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Huawei Mate X3

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 10.2 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Huawei Mate X3, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 XT Ultimate
  • Larger display: 10.2in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4800mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate X3
  • Higher pixel density: 426ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 241g vs 298g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate XT Ultimate and Huawei Mate X3
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 XT Ultimate
vs
Huawei Mate X3

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 10.2 in 7.85 in
Resolution 2232x3184 pixels 2224x2496 pixels
Pixel density 381 ppi 426 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 5000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a484 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.7 mm (6.17 in) 156.9 mm (6.18 in)
Width 219 mm (8.62 in) 141.5 mm (5.57 in)
Thickness 3.6 mm (0.14 in) 5.3 mm (0.21 in)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 241 g (8.5 oz)
Water resistance n/a IPX8
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
91.9 %
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate XT Ultimate and Huawei Mate X3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 910 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
1438
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
4365
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14381828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43654718
Geekbench Compute (GPU)14156558
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate XT Ultimate], [Huawei Mate X3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
916211
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
CPU276654357030
GPU196743481843
Memory263290215868
UX1792524235620
NanoReview Score9162111290361

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.2 Android 13
UI Skin n/a EMUI 13.1

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Web Browsingn/a14:41 h
Video Playbackn/a21:00 h
Gamesn/a06:34 h
Standby Moden/a86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5.5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 12 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.4
Focal length125 mm125 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX351
Sensor sizen/a1/3.09
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 MiMO
- 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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 2800 2199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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