Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€3499	8GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 8GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 8GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 8.62 x 0.19 inches 156.7 x 219 x 3.6 mm	6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 inches (~0.27 inches with camera bump) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 (~6.9 mm with camera bump)
Folded
(156.7 x 73.5 x 12.8 mm)
Weight
10.51 oz / 298.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Red, Black	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 91.95% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
OLED	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
3184x2232px, 381 PPI	1260x2736px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Folding inside the device, Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.4 inches 2232 x1008 px OLED

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
850 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9010 (7 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
1x2.3GHz Taishan Big 3x2.18GHz Taishan Mid 4x1.55GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core
GPU
Maleoon 910	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1367	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3917	Untested
3D Mark High
1572	Untested
3D Mark Low
824	Untested

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Battery

Type
5600 mAh	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 24min

Browsing

16h 46min

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

9h 44min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F4.0/F1.4 Focal length: 24 mm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.5x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

145

Overall

146

Photo

145

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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