Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
Xiaomi 14
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030S. 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 Xiaomi 14
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 230.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4610mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 and Huawei Pura 90 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1308x2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 460 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 91.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)429 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 77.1 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 230.5 g (8.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
91.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.72 (Taishan v124 Little)
- 3/2.27 (Taishan v124 Mid)
- 1/3 (Taishan v124 Big)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 750 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz n/a
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
1417
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
3851
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21821417
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69913851
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14], [Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
1617928
CPU452780599837
GPU851183301831
Memory411673370488
UX315477345772
NanoReview Score20311131617928
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15419n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) HarmonyOS 6.1
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:35 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Web Browsing10:59 hn/a
Video Playback17:04 hn/a
Games05:15 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900n/a
Sensor size1/1.31n/a
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.6
Focal length75 mm89 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 910
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below