Realme GT 8 Pro vs Huawei Pura 90s Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Huawei Pura 90s Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030S and came out 9 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 Realme GT 8 Pro
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4024K versus 1273K)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- 10% higher pixel density (508 vs 460 PPI)
- 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3711 and 1319 points
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90s Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- The phone is 9 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 | 6.79 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3136 pixels | 1256 x 2760 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | - |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 7000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | 60-120 | Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) |
| Width | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 213.5 g (7.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green | Black, Pink, Orange, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.24/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 60 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030S |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 935F |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1433.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28004 | 3442 |
| Single-core score | 3711 | 1319 |
| Multi-core score | 11175 | 4470 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1129296 | 475726 |
| GPU | 1516328 | 246367 |
| Memory | 465192 | 279480 |
| UX | 913920 | 271473 |
| Total score | 4024736 | 1273046 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3001 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 57 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 42 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12974 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 30905 | - |
| Video editing | 7273 | - |
| Photo editing | 69025 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18371 | - |
| Writing score | 43824 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#15th place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Mj.) | AnTuTu | 4016269 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (Gulhark) | AnTuTu | 3957182 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Zergo) | AnTuTu | 3898421 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh) | AnTuTu | 4243822 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (mrt) | AnTuTu | 4379440 |
Huawei Pura 90s Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu | 1273046 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | EMUI 16 |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1100 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 16:17 hr | - |
| Watching video | 24:49 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 157 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#8th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 65 mm | 91 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | October 2025 | July 2026 |
| Release date | November 2025 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | 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 Realme GT 8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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