Huawei Pura 80 Pro vs P50 Pro
74
out of 100
VS
62
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 P50 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G and came out 3 years and 11 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 115% higher peak brightness (1632 against 758 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- Comes with 810 mAh larger battery capacity: 5170 vs 4360 mAh
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1383K versus 1141K)
- The phone is 3 years and 11 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
Reasons to consider the Huawei P50 Pro
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 4G
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 24 grams less
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 | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1276 x 2848 pixels | 1228 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 850 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 100% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 72.8 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Brown | White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4881 | - |
| Single-core score | 1370 | 1369 |
| Multi-core score | 4446 | 3644 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 484142 | 452008 |
| GPU | 269177 | 204787 |
| Memory | 340806 | 197032 |
| UX | 289668 | 288002 |
| Total score | 1383793 | 1141829 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 505 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1464 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-25 (BlizardRx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1337422 |
| 📘 2026-01-07 (Vlad Gam) | AnTuTu 11 | 1383793 |
| 📘 2025-10-26 (NikimanTI) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4881 |
| 📘 2025-10-26 (NikimanTI) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1370 / 4446 |
| 📘 2025-10-24 (NikimanTI) | AnTuTu 11 | 1415215 |
Huawei P50 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-23 (Denislav_Antimov) | AnTuTu 11 | 1373594 |
| 📘 2026-01-05 (ThomasPlays) | AnTuTu 11 | 1141829 |
| 📘 2025-12-19 -> DenislavAntimov | CPU Throttle | 35% |
| 📘 2025-09-09 (SkDenji) | AnTuTu 11 | 1032529 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 11 |
| ROM | EMUI 15 | HarmonyOS 2.0 |
| OS size | - | 19.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5170 mAh | 4360 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:50 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP 4) Monochrome: 40 MP |
| 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/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50A |
| Sensor size | 1/0" (≈ Infinity inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 93 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 53 |
| Zoom | - | 149 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei P50 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 | - | 144 |
| Video | - | 146 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.2 |
| 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 - USB-Host 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
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 | June 2025 | July 2021 |
| Release date | June 2025 | August 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Pura 80 Pro |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - 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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