Huawei (华为) Enjoy 90 Plus / Pro Max phones go on sale: Kirin 8000 chipset + HarmonyOS 6 + "Giant Whale" large battery, starting at CNY 1,499

Launch and pricing

Huawei (华为) has begun sales of its new Enjoy 90 Plus / Pro Max (畅享 90 Plus / Pro Max) lineup, going on sale at 10:08 and carrying a headline price starting at CNY 1,499. The headliner is the Pro Max model, which Huawei says features an 8,500 mAh "Giant Whale" battery — the largest capacity it has placed in a phone to date. An 8,500 mAh cell sounds like a power bank built into a handset. Who needs an external battery pack?

Key specs and claimed performance

Both models ship with the Kirin 8000 (麒麟 8000) SoC and preinstall HarmonyOS 6 (鸿蒙 6). Huawei claims vertical integration of software, silicon and cloud services lifts overall performance; it has been reported that the Pro Max delivers a 38% improvement in system performance while the Plus variant is said to show a 67% uplift. The Pro Max is also touted to sustain 120 fps in Honor of Kings (王者荣耀) for up to five hours, and supports "Super Convergence Pump" and "Global Smart Power Saving" technologies that Huawei says keep battery capacity release rates above 98%.

Connectivity highlights include support for 5A charging speeds, Wi‑Fi 7, and dual‑frequency GPS plus three‑frequency BeiDou for more precise indoor positioning, it has been reported. The Enjoy 90 Plus carries a 6,620 mAh battery and similar Kirin/HarmonyOS specs, positioning both models as long‑battery, mid‑priced devices.

Market context

These launches come as Huawei continues to lean on its in‑house Kirin branding and HarmonyOS ecosystem after years of US export controls that limited access to some overseas chipmaking and Google services. The move underscores Huawei’s strategy of pushing vertical integration and domestic feature differentiation to compete in China’s crowded midrange segment. It has been reported that Chinese consumer electronics subsidies for 2026 remain available, potentially knocking up to CNY 500 off qualifying purchases — a factor that could make the Enjoy 90 series an even more aggressive value play for price‑sensitive buyers.