Huawei Pura 80 Pro vs P40 Pro
74
out of 100
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57
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 80 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on June 11, 2025, against the Huawei P40 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and came out 5 years and 3 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 80 Pro
- Delivers 226% higher peak brightness (1632 against 500 nits)
- 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1383K versus 891K)
- Comes with 970 mAh larger battery capacity: 5170 vs 4200 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 40W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- The phone is 5 years and 3 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- 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 | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1276 x 2848 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 92.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 365 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Brown | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4881 | - |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1022 |
| Multi-core score | 4446 | 3409 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 484142 | 356066 |
| GPU | 269177 | 144135 |
| Memory | 340806 | 195048 |
| UX | 289668 | 196536 |
| Total score | 1383793 | 891785 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [4 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-25 (BlizardRx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1337422 |
| π 2026-01-07 (Vlad Gam) | AnTuTu 11 | 1383793 |
| π 2025-10-26 (NikimanTI) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4881 |
| π 2025-10-26 (NikimanTI) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1370 / 4446 |
| π 2025-10-24 (NikimanTI) | AnTuTu 11 | 1415215 |
Huawei P40 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-01 -> Jpaul.jpg | AnTuTu 12 | 1035621 |
| π 2026-01-17 (Nikotik) | AnTuTu 11 | 891785 |
| π 2026-01-17 (Demon_007) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| π 2026-01-17 (Demon_007) | AnTuTu 11 | 823339 |
| π 2025-12-24 (Maestro) | AnTuTu 11 | 827011 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | EMUI 15 | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | - | 16.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5170 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:10 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:26 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | - | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | 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) | 7680 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/0" (β Infinity inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 93 mm | 125 mm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.54" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 45 |
| Zoom | - | 124 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 138 |
| Video | - | 144 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | March 2020 |
| Release date | June 2025 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $720 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Pura 80 Pro |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | - |
*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 Huawei Pura 80 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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