Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Mate 80 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on June 11, 2025, against the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 6 months after. 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 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 9.4x optical zoom
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
- 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2101K versus 1395K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Comes with 830 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5170 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 9030 Pro
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 46% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1824 and 1248 points
- The phone is 6 months newer
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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1276 x 2848 pixels | 1320 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 455 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 8000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 233.5 g (8.24 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Brown | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 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 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4356 | 6977 |
| Single-core score | 1248 | 1824 |
| Multi-core score | 4151 | 5701 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 487087 | 689717 |
| GPU | 275022 | 347164 |
| Memory | 340981 | 581062 |
| UX | 292436 | 483865 |
| Total score | 1395526 | 2101808 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 454 | - |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Antonio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395526 |
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | HarmonyOS 6 |
| ROM | EMUI 15 | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5170 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:10 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:01 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | - |
| Standby | 90 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 9.4x | Optical, 6.2x |
| 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) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12.5 MP 4) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 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/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC5AOCS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/0" (≈ Infinity inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 83 mm | 91 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Omnivision OV40A |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 175 | - |
| Zoom | 169 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 18 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| 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 | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | June 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1499 | $1100 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | 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 Mate 80 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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