Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

The Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max has a non-folding, non-rugged form factor measuring 164.4 mm tall, 79 mm wide, and 8.3 mm thick, with a total volume of 107.79708 cm³ and a weight of 239 g. It carries an IP68 ingress protection rating, certifying it as waterproof at depths of up to 6 m, making it one of the more notable aspects of its physical construction.

The display on this device is a touchscreen OLED/AMOLED panel measuring 6.9″ with a resolution of 1320 x 2848 px and a pixel density of 455 ppi, delivering a sharp visual output across its surface. It operates at a 120 Hz refresh rate and a 300 Hz touch sampling rate, and is protected by branded damage-resistant glass. The screen does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen present.

The device is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro chipset, built on a 6 nm semiconductor process and paired with the Maleoon 935 GPU, 16 GB of RAM running at 2750 MHz, and 1024 GB of internal storage. The CPU uses big.LITTLE architecture across 14 threads with clock speeds arranged in three clusters at 2 x 2.75, 4 x 2.27, and 8 x 1.72 GHz, while the SoC integrates both LTE and graphics processing. On the software and graphics API side, the chipset supports 64-bit processing, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 44 GB/s.

The rear camera system is a quad-lens setup with sensors rated at 50, 50, 50, and 40 MP, featuring apertures of f/1.4, f/2.1, f/3.2, and f/2.2 across the four lenses, and covering a focal range from 13 mm to 125 mm with 6.2x optical zoom and built-in optical image stabilization. The system uses a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination and is equipped with laser autofocus, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording, alongside two flash LEDs that are standard single-tone rather than dual-tone or RGB. Video capture tops out at 2160p at 30 fps with slow-motion support, while HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls are extensive, covering exposure, ISO, focus, shutter speed, and white balance, and shooting modes include burst, panorama, and timelapse. The 13 MP single-lens front camera has an f/2 aperture and no front-facing flash, and it is positioned on the front face of the device rather than under the display; 3D photo and video recording is not supported.

The operating system includes a broad set of user-facing features, among them dark mode, customizable notifications, widgets, voice commands, sharing intents, split-screen multitasking, and multi-user support. Privacy-conscious users will find dedicated camera and microphone access controls, and the system also provides phone tracking and a battery health check tool. A child lock is available for managed usage scenarios. Notably, the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor and cannot function as a PC replacement.

The device houses a non-removable rechargeable 6000 mAh battery with a battery level indicator and support for fast wired charging at 100W. Wireless charging is also available at up to 80W, and the device can share power with other devices through reverse wireless charging at 20W.

Audio output is handled through stereo speakers, though there is no 3.5 mm headphone jack and no built-in radio. Wireless audio codec support is absent across the board, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The device supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside dual SIM functionality, and handles wireless networking through Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, and 7, covering a wide range of network standards. Bluetooth 6 and NFC are both present, while the USB Type-C port operates at USB 3.1 speeds; there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. Onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer, and GPS with Galileo support, though there is no compass, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, or motion and optical tracking. Security is handled through a fingerprint scanner, with no 3D facial recognition or iris scanner available. Features such as emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, ANT+, a stylus, and a built-in projector are absent.

The device includes a video light for use during recording, while the display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor e-paper technology.