Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 70 Ultra (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010) that was released on April 18, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 759 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4441 mAh
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- The phone is 7 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Shows 18% longer battery life (31:37 vs 26:51 hours)
- Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (1800 against 1098 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A17 Pro
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1467K versus 1155K)
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2974 and 1421 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2844 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 363 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Brown | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 MP4 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1540 | 28374 |
| Single-core score | 1421 | 2974 |
| Multi-core score | 4323 | 7533 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 497899 | 374357 |
| GPU | 161086 | 463612 |
| Memory | 260948 | 184670 |
| UX | 235139 | 444831 |
| Total score | 1155792 | 1467470 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1391 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6089 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1393 | 3655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8954 | - |
| Video editing | 5507 | - |
| Photo editing | 20710 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9506 | - |
| Writing score | 13994 | - |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-11 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1155331 |
| 📘 2025-09-30 -> Kolya15 | AnTuTu 11 | 1155792 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Danil) | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Danil) | AnTuTu 11 | 1282198 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 -> Kolya15 | AnTuTu 11 | 1155792 |
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-01 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1996792 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Kuan.28) | AnTuTu 11 | 1752198 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (podsolnuh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1357765 |
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1599694 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (elio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1445771 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS (Can be upgraded to HarmonyOS 4.2) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| OS size | 23 GB | 17.6 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 4441 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:30 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | 16:47 hr | 22:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:35 hr | 06:58 hr |
| Standby | 139 hr | 139 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (109th and 32nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/0" (≈ Infinity inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/1.78 - 2.8 |
| Focal length | 90 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 85 | 80 |
| Preview | 82 | 86 |
| Zoom | 164 | 142 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | April 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1499 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Huawei Pura 80 Ultra | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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