Cubot Note 60 VS Huawei Mate 70 Air

In terms of physical footprint, the Huawei Mate 70 Air holds a decisive advantage. At just 6.6 mm thick and 208 g, it is noticeably slimmer and lighter than the Cubot Note 60, which measures 9.8 mm thick and weighs 254 g. That 46 g difference is meaningful in daily use — it translates to a phone that feels less fatiguing during extended one-handed sessions and slips more easily into a pocket. The volume gap reinforces this: the Mate 70 Air displaces roughly 88.75 cm³ versus the Note 60's 146.56 cm³, making the Huawei nearly 40% more compact by volume despite both being non-folding, flat-slab designs.

Water protection tells an even starker story. The Cubot Note 60 carries an IP65 rating, which means it can withstand low-pressure water jets — adequate for rain or accidental splashes but not submersion. The Mate 70 Air is rated IP69, the highest standard in the IP scale for water, offering protection against high-temperature, high-pressure water jets. This is why Cubot's device is labeled merely ″water resistant″ while Huawei's earns the designation ″waterproof″. For users who work outdoors, near water, or in demanding environments, this is a substantial real-world differentiator.

Neither device offers a rugged build or a foldable form factor, so those traits are a wash. Overall, the Huawei Mate 70 Air has a clear edge in this category — it is significantly more portable and offers far superior environmental protection, two design qualities that directly affect everyday comfort and durability.

The panel technology gap here is significant. The Cubot Note 60 uses an LCD IPS screen, while the Huawei Mate 70 Air deploys an OLED/AMOLED panel — a fundamental difference that affects contrast, color accuracy, and power efficiency. OLED produces true blacks by switching off individual pixels, resulting in infinite contrast ratios and more vivid colors compared to the backlit nature of LCD. For media consumption, the Mate 70 Air's display will look visibly richer and more immersive.

Resolution sharpness is where the gap widens further. The Mate 70 Air's 437 ppi pixel density towers over the Note 60's 239 ppi, despite the Cubot having a marginally larger 7.2″ screen. At 239 ppi, individual pixels can be discernible at normal viewing distances; at 437 ppi, text and images appear razor-sharp. Combined with HDR10 support and an Always-On Display — neither of which the Note 60 offers — the Mate 70 Air is clearly tuned for a premium viewing experience. The presence of branded damage-resistant glass on the Huawei also adds a practical durability advantage the Cubot lacks.

The one area where both phones are equal is the 120Hz refresh rate, meaning scrolling and animations will feel equally fluid on either device. That, however, is where the Note 60's competitiveness in this category ends. The Huawei Mate 70 Air holds a commanding advantage in display quality across panel technology, sharpness, HDR support, and screen protection — making it the clear winner here for anyone who values screen experience.

The processor architecture tells a clear story. The Cubot Note 60 runs on a Unisoc T615 built on a 12 nm process with an 8-thread CPU topping out at 1.8 GHz. The Huawei Mate 70 Air is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 9020, fabbed on a more advanced 7 nm node with a 12-thread, three-cluster CPU that peaks at 2.5 GHz. A smaller semiconductor node means more transistors in less space, which translates directly to better performance-per-watt — and the TDP figures confirm this: the Kirin 9020 operates at just 6W versus the T615's 10W, meaning the Huawei delivers substantially more compute while consuming less energy and generating less heat.

Memory is another domain where the gap is hard to overstate. The Mate 70 Air packs 16 GB of RAM at 2750 MHz alongside 512 GB of internal storage, compared to the Note 60's 6 GB at 1866 MHz and 128 GB of storage. More RAM at higher speeds means the Huawei can keep far more apps active in the background without reloading, and the storage advantage removes any practical concern about running out of space. For multitasking, gaming, or simply day-to-day app switching, this difference is tangible.

Both devices share big.LITTLE architecture, integrated graphics, and matching OpenGL ES 3.2 and OpenCL 2 support — so the software ecosystem compatibility is equivalent. But those shared traits only highlight how much more headroom the Kirin 9020 has to work within that framework. The Huawei Mate 70 Air wins this category decisively across every meaningful performance dimension: raw CPU throughput, RAM capacity and speed, storage, and thermal efficiency.

Both phones field triple rear cameras, but the configurations diverge in meaningful ways. The Cubot Note 60 leads with a 48 MP primary sensor, while the Mate 70 Air uses a 50 MP main lens — close enough that megapixel count alone is not the differentiator. What matters more is the supporting hardware: the Huawei adds optical image stabilization (OIS), which the Cubot entirely lacks. OIS physically compensates for hand movement during shots and is especially valuable in low light or when shooting video, where electronic stabilization alone tends to introduce artifacts. Paired with laser autofocus — also absent on the Note 60 — the Mate 70 Air is simply faster and more reliable at locking focus in challenging conditions.

Video capability is another clear split. The Note 60 caps out at 1080p at 30 fps, while the Mate 70 Air shoots 4K (2160p) at 30 fps. For anyone recording travel, events, or content intended for a large screen, that difference is immediately visible in footage detail and color depth. The Huawei also includes a built-in HDR photo mode and a dual-LED flash versus the Cubot's single LED, both of which improve results in high-contrast scenes and dimly lit environments. Additionally, its third lens offers 3x optical zoom, meaning it can reach distant subjects without the quality loss that comes from digital cropping — the Note 60 offers 0x optical zoom, relying entirely on digital zoom.

The two phones share a solid common baseline: both support phase-detection autofocus, continuous autofocus during recording, slow-motion video, manual exposure and ISO controls, and panorama shooting. But those shared features only highlight how many meaningful extras the Mate 70 Air brings. Between OIS, 4K video, optical zoom, laser autofocus, and HDR mode, the Huawei Mate 70 Air holds a clear and well-rounded advantage in this category.

Across every data point in this category, the Cubot Note 60 and the Huawei Mate 70 Air are identical. Both cover the full range of modern OS essentials: camera and microphone privacy controls, dark mode, battery health monitoring, customizable notifications, split-screen multitasking, widgets, voice commands, device tracking, child lock, and multi-user support. For a user evaluating software feature parity, there is nothing to separate them here.

One shared limitation worth noting is that neither device receives direct OS updates — meaning neither is guaranteed prompt, manufacturer-pushed system upgrades in the way that flagship Android or iOS devices typically are. This is a consideration for users who prioritize long-term software support and security patches, but since both phones share this trait equally, it does not affect the comparison between them.

This category is a complete tie. Every measured OS feature is present on both devices, and neither holds any advantage over the other based strictly on the provided data.

Raw capacity gives the Cubot Note 60 a nominal lead: its 7000 mAh battery edges out the Mate 70 Air's 6500 mAh cell by 500 mAh, or roughly 7%. In isolation, more milliamp-hours generally means more time between charges — but that relationship is not linear, and real-world endurance depends heavily on how power-hungry the rest of the hardware is. Given that the Mate 70 Air runs a more efficient 7 nm chip with a lower TDP, the actual battery life gap between these two devices in practice may be narrower than the raw numbers suggest. Still, on paper, the Cubot holds the capacity advantage.

Where the Huawei reclaims ground is charging. The Mate 70 Air supports fast charging, which the Cubot Note 60 entirely lacks. This is a meaningful day-to-day convenience: fast charging can replenish a significant portion of the battery in minutes rather than hours, reducing the time a user is tethered to a cable. A phone with a slightly smaller battery that charges quickly can often be more practical than a larger-capacity device that charges slowly. Neither phone supports wireless or reverse wireless charging, so those features are off the table for both.

This category comes down to a trade-off rather than a clean winner. The Cubot Note 60 has the larger battery for users who prioritize maximum capacity and rarely have access to a charger. But for most users, the Huawei Mate 70 Air's fast charging support is the more practical advantage — the ability to top up quickly is often more useful than a marginally bigger tank that takes longer to refill.

Audio is a category with no differentiators between these two devices — every measured spec is identical. Both the Cubot Note 60 and the Huawei Mate 70 Air feature stereo speakers, forgo the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and offer no support for high-resolution wireless audio codecs such as aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, or their variants. Neither includes an FM radio.

The absence of a headphone jack on both means wired listening requires a USB-C adapter or Bluetooth headphones. The lack of any high-fidelity Bluetooth codec support — no LDAC, no aptX of any tier — means that audiophiles relying on wireless headphones will be limited to standard Bluetooth audio quality on either device, regardless of how capable their headphones are.

With no spec differing between them, this category is an unambiguous tie. Users who prioritize audio quality beyond stereo speaker output will find neither phone particularly distinguished, and the choice between them here has no bearing on the overall decision.

Wireless connectivity is one of the sharpest divides in this entire comparison. The Cubot Note 60 tops out at Wi-Fi 5 and lacks 5G, while the Huawei Mate 70 Air supports Wi-Fi 7 (the latest standard, offering higher throughput and lower latency) and full 5G connectivity. For users in 5G-covered areas, the Huawei can deliver mobile data speeds an order of magnitude faster than what the Cubot's 4G radio can achieve. The Mate 70 Air also supports dual SIM, useful for separating work and personal lines or using a local data SIM abroad — the Note 60 is single-SIM only. Bluetooth 5.2 on the Huawei versus 5.0 on the Cubot is a minor but real incremental improvement in connection stability and efficiency.

The sensor and feature set diverges just as significantly. The Mate 70 Air includes a fingerprint scanner, gyroscope, compass, barometer, and infrared sensor — none of which are present on the Note 60. The gyroscope enables proper motion-based gaming and AR applications; the barometer supports altitude and weather sensing; the infrared sensor allows the phone to function as a universal remote. Perhaps most strikingly, the Mate 70 Air features emergency SOS via satellite, which can be life-critical in areas without cellular coverage — a capability the Cubot entirely lacks. The one area where the Note 60 holds an exclusive advantage is its external memory slot, which the Huawei omits.

The Cubot's expandable storage is a practical perk, but it cannot offset the Mate 70 Air's sweeping lead across connectivity and sensors. 5G, Wi-Fi 7, dual SIM, satellite SOS, a fingerprint scanner, and a richer sensor array collectively make the Huawei Mate 70 Air the decisive winner in this category by a wide margin.

This category offers nothing to separate the two devices. The Cubot Note 60 and the Huawei Mate 70 Air share identical results across every measured point: both include a video light, and neither features a sapphire glass display, a curved screen, or an e-paper panel.

This is a complete tie. The data in this group provides no basis for preferring one device over the other, and users should weight other categories when making their decision.