Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Pura 80 Pro

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 Pura 80 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 9.4x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 80 Pro
  • Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1621 against 1022 nits)
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1370 and 1248 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Pura 80 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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16 / 512 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
18.2
(Bad)
Value Index
37.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1276 x 2848 pixels 1276 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 459 ppi 459 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 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Kunlun Glass 2 Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 360 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1022 nits
1621 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163 mm (6.42 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 233.5 g (8.24 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Brown White, Black, Gold, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.74/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Huawei Pura 80 Pro
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 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 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little
- 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121
L3 cache 10 MB 10 MB
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 920 Maleoon 920
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~1720.3 GFLOPS ~1720.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Huawei Pura 80 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4446
Compute Score (GPU)
4881
Compute Score (GPU) 4356 4881
Single-core score 1248 1370
Multi-core score 4151 4446
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1395526
1383793
CPU 487087 484142
GPU 275022 269177
Memory 340981 340806
UX 292436 289668
Total score 1395526 1383793
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 454 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Antonio)AnTuTu 111395526
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-25 (BlizardRx)AnTuTu 111337422
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-07 (Vlad Gam)AnTuTu 111383793
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-26 (NikimanTI)Geekbench 6 GPU4881
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-26 (NikimanTI)Geekbench 6 CPU1370 / 4446
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (NikimanTI)AnTuTu 111415215

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 12
ROM EMUI 15 EMUI 15
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5170 mAh 5170 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
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 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:10 hr -
Watching video 15:01 hr -
Gaming 05:36 hr -
Standby 90 hr -
General battery life
20:17 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 9.4x Optical, 4x
Flash LED 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: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12.5 MP
4) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 - 4.0 f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Smartsens SC5AOCS -
Sensor size 1/0" (β‰ˆ Infinity inch) 1/0" (β‰ˆ Infinity inch)
Pixel size 1.6 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.1
Focal length 83 mm 93 mm
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch) -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV40A -
Sensor size 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 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/2.0
Sensor CMOS 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 No

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 5.2
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, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
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
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2025 June 2025
Release date June 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $1199
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 Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera is more important to you, then choose the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Pura 80 Pro.

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Nergi July 24, 2025 at 06:55 PM
900 dollar mid range
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Sourav Husain December 15, 2025 at 07:09 PM
So what about pixels?
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