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Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Mate X3

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Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Mate X3

79 out of 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
VS
80 out of 100
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Huawei Mate X3

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 70 Ultra (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010) that was released on April 18, 2024, against the Huawei Mate X3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 80W
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4800 mAh
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (1098 against 972 nits)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 66.4 mm narrower
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate X3
  • Has a 1.05 inches larger screen size
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1290K versus 945K)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1828 and 1421 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Mate X3 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pura 70 Ultra
vs
Mate X3

Display

TypeOLEDOLED
Size6.8 inches7.85 inches
Resolution1260 x 2844 pixels2224 x 2496 pixels
Aspect ratio20:9 -
PPI460 ppi426 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2500 nits -
HDR supportYes, HDR10Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate300 Hz -
Screen protectionKunlun GlassTempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio91.4%88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space99.8%99.3%
PWM363 Hz484 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pura 70 Ultra+13%
1098 nits
Mate X3
972 nits

Design and build

Height162.6 mm (6.4 inches)156.9 mm (6.18 inches)
Width75.1 mm (2.96 inches)141.5 mm (5.57 inches)
Thickness8.4 mm (0.33 inches)5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight226 g (7.97 oz)241 g (8.5 oz)
WaterproofIP68IPX8
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialEco-leatherGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Green, BrownWhite, Black, Gold, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Huawei Mate X3 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock2300 MHz3190 MHz
CPU cores12 (2 + 6 + 4)8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 6 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121		- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache - 6 MB
ManufacturingSMICTSMC
Lithography process7 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)Da VinciHexagon
GraphicsMaleoon 910Adreno 730
GPU shading units10241024
GPU clock750 MHz900 MHz
FLOPS~1536 GFLOPS~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Pura 70 Ultra
945358
Mate X3+36%
1290361
CPU321156357030
GPU196024481843
Memory239365215868
UX188813235620
Total score9453581290361
Samples[3 tests]Less then 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size16 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock2750 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNano Memory
Memory card max size - Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating systemHarmonyOS (Can be upgraded to HarmonyOS 4.2)Android 13
ROM - EMUI 13.1
OS size23 GB -

Battery

Capacity5200 mAh4800 mAh
Max charge power100 W66 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (80 W)No (50 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing09:30 hr14:41 hr
Watching video16:47 hr21:00 hr
Gaming05:35 hr06:34 hr
Standby139 hr86 hr
General battery life
Pura 70 Ultra
26:51 hr
Mate X3+4%
28:01 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3.5xOptical, 5x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)960 FPS (1080p)
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/0"1/1.56"
Pixel size1.6 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/3.4
Focal length90 mm125 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX351
Sensor size - 1/3.09"
Pixel size - 1 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution40 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV40ASony IMX688
Sensor size1/1.7" -
Pixel size1 micron -
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh85 -
Preview82 -
Zoom164 -
SamplesPhoto samples of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels13 megapixels8 megapixels
Image resolution4160 x 3120 -
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
SensorCMOSCMOS
AutofocusPhase autofocusNo
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)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 version5.25.2
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes, DP 1.2
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*NoNo
Hybrid slotNoYes
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesNo

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNoNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pura 70 Ultra+4%
90 dB
Mate X3
86.5 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedApril 2024March 2023
Release dateApril 2024April 2023
Launch price$1499$2199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 100 WYes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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