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Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max

95 out 100
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
VS
78 out 100
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 17 Ultra Manufactured in December, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max, Manufactured in August, 2026 with 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 17 Ultra
  • Lighter design: 224g vs 230.5g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6800mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90s 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
vs
Pura 90s Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1200x2608 pixels 1308x2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 416 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1200 nits n/a
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 90.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
1794 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 77.1 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 224 g (7.9 oz) 230.5 g (8.13 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
92.4 %
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
90.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
Max Frequency 4610 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 4/1.72 (Taishan v124 Little)
- 3/2.27 (Taishan v124 Mid)
- 1/3 (Taishan v124 Big)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 840 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
3510
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
1269
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
10993
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
4424
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)35101269
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)109934424
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
3963774
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
1622749
CPU1198653601782
GPU1458267300105
Memory501472374029
UX805382346833
NanoReview Score39637741622749

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity512 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 3 EMUI 16

Battery

Volume 6800 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:02 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
23:04
Web Browsingn/a09:34 h
Video Playbackn/a17:56 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a88 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 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: 200 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/1.7f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
Sensor size1/1 (1)1/1.28 (0.78)
Pixel size1.6 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.4 - 3.0f/2.6
Focal length100 mm89 mm
Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)1/1.28 (0.78)
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50M40Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size1/2.88 (0.35)1/1.7 (0.59)
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.88 (0.35) n/a
Pixel size 0.61 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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2025 yr July, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2025 yr August, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 1149
Sensors - Barometer
- 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, 100 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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