Huawei Pura 90s Pro vs P20 Pro
78
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44
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei Pura 90s Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030S) that was released on July 14, 2026, against the Huawei P20 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 970 and came out 8 years and 5 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 90s Pro
- 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1273K versus 460K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 22.5W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 8 years and 5 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 10
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 9030S
Reasons to consider the Huawei P20 Pro
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 33.5 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 | 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1080 x 2240 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 18.7:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 408 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- Always-On Display |
| PWM | - | 238 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) | 155 mm (6.1 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 73 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 213.5 g (7.53 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Pink, Orange, Purple | Black, Gold, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030S | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.62 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935F | Mali G72 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 144 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 767 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1433.1 GFLOPS | ~214.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3442 | 3953 |
| Single-core score | 1319 | 417 |
| Multi-core score | 4470 | 1480 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 475726 | 176036 |
| GPU | 246367 | 55420 |
| Memory | 279480 | 124652 |
| UX | 271473 | 104285 |
| Total score | 1273046 | 460393 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 90s Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-25 -> Zhan | Battery life | SOT 13:20 / 23:59 |
| 📘 2026-10-24 -> Zhan | AnTuTu 12 | 1601724 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu 11 | 1273046 |
Huawei P20 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-11-11 (SBBH) | AnTuTu 12 | 640504 |
| 📘 2025-12-12 (Tran loc) | AnTuTu 11 | 460393 |
| 📘 2024-01-02 (Пользователь huiвынь) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3953 |
| 📘 2024-01-02 (Пользователь huiвынь) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 417 / 1480 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 1833 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | EMUI 16 | EMUI 10 |
| OS size | - | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes, SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:43 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:30 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:07 hr |
| Standby | - | 80 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 7360 x 4912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP |
1) Standard: 40 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Monochrome: 20 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.74" (≈ 0.57 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 91 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12.5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei P20 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 5632 x 4224 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.9 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 79 |
| Video | - | 113 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 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 | July 2026 | March 2018 |
| Release date | August 2026 | April 2018 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $900 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Pura 90s Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.73 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 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 90s Pro is definitely a better buy.
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