Is the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max good for gaming?

Summary

The Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max was announced in 2025 by Huawei and scores 0/100 on Mobileverso for mobile gaming — not recommended for gaming. Does not run Free Fire reliably. The display is 6.9", LTPO OLED, 120Hz, 455 ppi and 8,000 nits. It packs Kirin 9030 Pro processor (6 nm process), Maleoon 935 GPU and 16 GB of RAM and storage of 512 GB and 1 TB. Battery life comes from a 6,000 mAh battery, 18W charging and 100W wireless charging. The main camera is 50 MP, handy for streamers who post gameplay with a selfie. Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2. It has a gyroscope — good for motion aiming in shooters and steering in racing games. The phone weighs 239 g and measures 164.4 x 79 x 8.3 mm. It ships with HarmonyOS 6.0. For Free Fire, the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max does not run — has no version for HarmonyOS. In other popular games: Genshin Impact does not run; Call of Duty Mobile does not run; PUBG Mobile does not run. Not enough hardware for today’s main games — only older casual titles run.