Huawei Mate 90 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
Overall: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE. Their chips, the Kirin 9035 (flagship) and the Exynos 2500 (flagship), are close in speed. The Mate 90 Pro starts with more RAM (12 GB against 8 GB). The Mate 90 Pro has the bigger battery (6,600 mAh against 4,900 mAh). The Mate 90 Pro has faster wired charging (100 W against 45 W).
Huawei
Mate 90 Pro
Kirin 9035
Samsung
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500What matters to you?
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Overall: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
Better for gaming, movies, music and streaming. Score: Galaxy S26 FE 2, Mate 90 Pro 0 (clear win 2, slight edge 1, same 0).
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Who wins for each way you use a phone. Tap a card for the evidence.
Social media
Chats, calls, lives and feeds
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Social media
Chats, calls, lives and feeds
- Everyday speed: Kirin 9035 4.5 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 4.5 of 5 (estimate).
- Memory: 12 GB against 8 GB, so more apps stay open when you switch between chats and feeds.
- Front camera video for calls and lives: 4K against not listed.
Gaming
Light games to heavy 3D, online and offline
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Gaming
Light games to heavy 3D, online and offline
- Gaming power: Kirin 9035 3.5 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 5 of 5 (estimate).
- Graphics: Maleoon 935 (5 nm) against Xclipse 950 (3 nm).
- Screen: 120 Hz against not listed.
- Light games run well on both. The gap shows in heavy 3D games. How long a phone holds its speed when hot needs testing, so it is not judged.
Camera and content creation
Photos, video recording and editing
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Camera and content creation
Photos, video recording and editing
- Video recording: 4K against not listed.
- Front camera video: 4K against not listed.
- Editing and export: Kirin 9035 4 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 4.5 of 5 (estimate). Storage: not listed for either phone.
- Photo and video quality need side-by-side testing, so we do not judge them from megapixels.
Work, study and AI
Learning, research, writing and AI assistants
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Work, study and AI
Learning, research, writing and AI assistants
- Heavy work: Kirin 9035 4 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 4.5 of 5 (estimate).
- Memory: 12 GB against 8 GB. On-phone AI features need plenty of memory; most AI assistants run online and work on any phone.
- Screen: 6.75″ OLED against 6.7″ AMOLED.
Movies, music and streaming
YouTube, Netflix, sport, music and podcasts
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Movies, music and streaming
YouTube, Netflix, sport, music and podcasts
- Screen: 6.75″ OLED against 6.7″ AMOLED.
- AV1 video decoding (smoother YouTube and Netflix, less battery): not listed against not listed.
- Sound: stereo speakers, against stereo speakers.
Everyday life
Maps, ride-hailing, payments and banking
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Everyday life
Maps, ride-hailing, payments and banking
- Tap to pay (NFC): yes against yes.
- Location: dual-band GPS (L1 + L5) against GPS bands not listed. Dual-band GPS stays accurate between tall buildings.
- GPS bands aren’t listed for both phones, so we compared tap to pay only.
Phone basics
What every use depends on, side by side.
Battery life
Mate 90 Pro6,600 mAh100 W charging
Galaxy S26 FE4,900 mAh45 W charging
Efficiency: Kirin 9035 4 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 5 of 5 (estimate)
Storage
Mate 90 Pro256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TBType not published
Galaxy S26 FE128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GBType not published
UFS opens apps and files far faster than eMMC
Speed
Mate 90 ProKirin 903512 GB / 16 GB RAM
Galaxy S26 FEExynos 25008 GB RAM
Everyday speed: 4.5 of 5 against about 4.5 of 5 (estimate)
Screen
Mate 90 Pro6.75″ OLED120 Hz
Galaxy S26 FE6.7″ AMOLEDRefresh rate not published
Bigger is not better; pick the size you like
Toughness
Mate 90 ProIP68
Galaxy S26 FEIP68
IP68 survives dust and a dunk in water
Years of updates
Mate 90 ProNo promise publishedLaunched October 2026
Galaxy S26 FEUntil about 20337 Android upgrades, 7 years of security updates
From the maker’s written update promise
Side by side
Show differences only
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.75″ | 6.7″ |
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1080 × 2832 | 1080 × 2340 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits | — |
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Kirin 9035 | Exynos 2500 |
| RAM | 12 GB / 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB | 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB |
| Storage type | — | — |
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Zoom | 4x optical | None |
| Video recording | 4K | — |
| Front camera | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Front video | 4K | — |
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Wired charging | 100 W | 45 W |
| Wireless charging | 50 W | 15 W |
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | — | — |
| NFC (tap to pay) | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-band GPS | Yes | — |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | — |
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 222 g | 193 g |
| Thickness | 8 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Spec | Mate 90 Pro | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| At launch | — | Android 17 |
| OS upgrades | Not stated | 7 years |
| Security updates | Not stated | Not stated |
Quick answers
- Is the Mate 90 Pro or the Galaxy S26 FE better for social media?
- For social media, there’s no real difference between them. Everyday speed: Kirin 9035 4.5 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 4.5 of 5 (estimate).
- Is the Mate 90 Pro or the Galaxy S26 FE better for gaming?
- The Galaxy S26 FE has a slight edge for gaming. Gaming power: Kirin 9035 3.5 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 5 of 5 (estimate).
- Is the Mate 90 Pro or the Galaxy S26 FE better for camera and content creation?
- Too little is listed to call it for camera and content creation yet. Video recording: 4K against not listed.
- Is the Mate 90 Pro or the Galaxy S26 FE better for work, study and ai?
- For work, study and ai, there’s no real difference between them. Heavy work: Kirin 9035 4 of 5, Exynos 2500 about 4.5 of 5 (estimate).
- Is the Mate 90 Pro or the Galaxy S26 FE better for movies, music and streaming?
- The Galaxy S26 FE has a slight edge for movies, music and streaming. Screen: 6.75″ OLED against 6.7″ AMOLED.
- Is the Mate 90 Pro or the Galaxy S26 FE better for everyday life?
- For everyday life, there’s no real difference between them. Tap to pay (NFC): yes against yes.
What we don’t judge on
Security patch level, charging watts, megapixels, benchmark scores and guessed values.
- Security patch level and other software settings change with every update, so one reading can’t judge a phone. We use the maker’s written update promise.
- Charging watts, megapixels, screen size and weight are shown, never scored as better: faster charging doesn’t make a battery last longer, and more megapixels don’t make better photos.
- Chip estimates (1 to 5) come from published design facts: core design and year, graphics, manufacturing and video features. Photo quality and how long a phone holds its speed when hot need testing, so they aren’t judged.
- Values with no source show “not published” and stay out of the verdict.
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