Huawei Mate 10 vs Apple iPhone X vs Google Pixel 2 XL: Specs comparison

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The Huawei Mate 10 is now official, aiming to disrupt the space. 

With Android 8.0 Oreo right out of the box, top-end hardware, and intriguing software features on board, the Mate 10 is a device that's worthy of your attention if you're on the market for a new life companion. 

But how does it compare against the iPhone X and Pixel 2 XL, two of its fiercest rivals? 

Well, it's hard to sum things up in a single sentence or so, which is why we're giving you the full scope by comparing the specs of all three right here, right now:

Huawei Mate 10
Dimensions

5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches

150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm

Weight

6.56 oz (186 g)

Apple iPhone X
Dimensions

5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 inches

143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm

Weight

6.14 oz (174 g)

Google Pixel 2 XL
Dimensions

6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches

157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm

Weight

6.17 oz (175 g)

Huawei Mate 10
Dimensions

5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches

150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm

Weight

6.56 oz (186 g)

Apple iPhone X
Dimensions

5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 inches

143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm

Weight

6.14 oz (174 g)

Google Pixel 2 XL
Dimensions

6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches

157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm

Weight

6.17 oz (175 g)

See the full Huawei Mate 10 vs Apple iPhone X vs Google Pixel 2 XL size comparison or compare them to other phones using our Size Comparison tool.

Huawei Mate 10 Apple iPhone X Google Pixel 2 XL

Design

Dimensions
5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches
150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53 Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Brown, Pink Silver, Space gray Black, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch 5.8-inch 6.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 499 PPI 2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI 2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED P-OLED
Screen-to-body
81.69 % 82.35 % 76.66 %
Peak brightness
730 cd/m2 (nit) 625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 540
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 256GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 2716 mAh 3520 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
12.2 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Quad LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 39(1900+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 19, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFG011C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.40 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.41 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1149 $ 949
In The Box
Headphones, Charger, USB-C cable, Flexible Clear Case, Quick Start Guide EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2017 Sep 12, 2017 Oct 04, 2017

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