The Huawei Mate 90 series is officially live in China with four phones: the Mate 90, Mate 90 Pro, Mate 90 Pro Max and a flashy Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design. All four are powered by new Kirin chipsets and run HarmonyOS 7.
Huawei Mate 90 Series Specifications: What's Similar?
Across the lineup, Huawei has kept a shared foundation. Every phone gets a flat 1.5K LTPO OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 1,440 Hz PWM dimming, covered with Huawei's Kunlun Glass.
The cameras share a lot of DNA too. There's a 40 MP RYYB ultrawide, a 3rd-gen Red Maple multispectral lens, a 13 MP front camera with a 3D ToF sensor and the XMAGE imaging system. All four have a variable-aperture RYYB main camera with OIS and LOFIC (F/1.4 to F/4.0), a 4x RYYB periscope telephoto and up to 100x digital zoom.
Charging and connectivity are consistent as well. Every model offers 50W wireless charging and runs HarmonyOS 7 out of the box.
They're all rated IP69/68 for dust and water resistance and include an IR blaster, USB 3.1 Gen 1, and DisplayPort 1.2. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7+, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC and eSIM.
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Huawei Mate 90 Series Specifications: What's Different?
The standard Huawei Mate 90 sits at the entry point. It has a 6.75-inch display, a Kirin 9030 chipset with Maleoon 935A graphics and a 50 MP main camera with a 1/1.56-inch shooter. Its 50 MP periscope uses a 1/2.5-inch lens at 88mm.
A 6,600mAh battery supports 66W wired charging, and the phone is the lightest and thinnest in the range at 217g and 7.95mm. It also skips satellite communications and reverse wired charging.
The Huawei Mate 90 Pro keeps the same 6.75-inch size but upgrades to a Tandem OLED panel, which reaches 12,000 nits of peak brightness and 2,200 nits in HBM mode. It moves up to a Kirin 9035 with Maleoon 935 graphics and a larger 1/1.28-inch main lens.
The 50 MP periscope (89mm) now supports 5cm macro focus. Wired charging jumps to 100W with the same 6,600mAh battery and you also get 18W reverse wired charging and satellite communications. It weighs 222g and is 7.95mm thick.
The Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max steps up to a 6.9-inch Tandem OLED display with BT.2020 colour support, powered by the Kirin 9050 Pro and Maleoon 955. The main camera is a 50 MP shooter with 18EV dynamic range, and the telephoto gets a big upgrade to 200 MP with a 1/1.28-inch lens and tele-macro support.
The battery grows to 6,800mAh with 100W charging. It is thicker and heavier, at 8.15mm and 234g. A Collector's Edition adds Xuanwu Kunlun Glass and more memory.
At the very top, the Huawei Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design shares the Pro Max's 6.9-inch display, chipset and camera hardware, but wraps it in a dramatic red design with Xuanwu Kunlun Glass. It's the heaviest of the lot at 248g and 8.4mm thick and it carries the 6,800mAh battery with 100W charging.
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Huawei Mate 90 Series Pricing and Availability
Starting prices in China are:
- Huawei Mate 90: 5,999 Chinese yuan (approx. Rs 86,000)
- Huawei Mate 90 Pro: 6,999 Chinese yuan (approx. Rs 1,00,000)
- Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max: 9,499 Chinese yuan (approx. Rs 1,36,000)
- Huawei Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design: 12,999 Chinese yuan (approx. Rs 1,86,000)
With four phones, big camera upgrades and some serious battery numbers, Huawei's Mate 90 lineup is a solid addition for its home market. Whether any of them make it beyond China is the next question.
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