Huawei Pura 70 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei Pura 70 (with HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1) that was released on April 18, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 70
- Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4900 vs 3200 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 23W)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1441K versus 837K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2519 and 1252 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 86.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 74.3 mm (2.93 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Rose gold | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2490 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | - | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | - | 640 |
| GPU clock | - | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 287309 | 389355 |
| GPU | 150681 | 469766 |
| Memory | 221038 | 250277 |
| UX | 178894 | 331671 |
| Total score | 837922 | 1441069 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [17 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | - | 79% |
| Graphics test | - | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9874 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS (Can be upgraded to HarmonyOS 4.2) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
Battery
| Capacity | 4900 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:41 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 09:41 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:03 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | - | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | 1/1.28" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.5" |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 91 |
| Zoom | - | 139 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 139 |
| Video | - | 154 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-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 version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | April 2024 | September 2022 |
| Release date | May 2024 | September 2022 |
| Launch price | $700 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

