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Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

79 out of 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Pro

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 Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 8 months 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
  • Comes with 1926 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 3274 mAh
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (26:51 vs 24:47 hours)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • 62% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1529K versus 945K)
  • Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (1796 against 1098 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A17 Pro
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2920 and 1421 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 39 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 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
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
iPhone 15 Pro

Display

TypeOLEDOLED
Size6.8 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1260 x 2844 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio20:919.5:9
PPI460 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2500 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate300 Hz -
Screen protectionKunlun GlassCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio91.4%88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space99.8%99.9%
PWM363 Hz242 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pura 70 Ultra
1098 nits
iPhone 15 Pro+64%
1796 nits

Design and build

Height162.6 mm (6.4 inches)146.6 mm (5.77 inches)
Width75.1 mm (2.96 inches)70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness8.4 mm (0.33 inches)8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight226 g (7.97 oz)187 g (6.6 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialEco-leatherGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Green, BrownWhite, Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010Apple A17 Pro
Max clock2300 MHz3780 MHz
CPU cores12 (2 + 6 + 4)6 (2 + 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 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
ManufacturingSMICTSMC
Lithography process7 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)Da VinciApple Neural Engine
GraphicsMaleoon 910Apple A17 GPU
GPU shading units1024768
GPU clock750 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~1536 GFLOPS~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU321156382829
GPU196024609132
Memory239365188665
UX188813349339
Total score9453581529965
Samples[3 tests][27 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance

Memory

RAM
RAM size16 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock2750 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemHarmonyOS (Can be upgraded to HarmonyOS 4.2)iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
OS size23 GB -

Battery

Capacity5200 mAh3274 mAh
Max charge power100 W23 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (80 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:33 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing09:30 hr09:28 hr
Watching video16:47 hr17:33 hr
Gaming05:35 hr05:41 hr
Standby139 hr111 hr
General battery life
Pura 70 Ultra+8%
26:51 hr
iPhone 15 Pro
24:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3.5xOptical, 3x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 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
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/0"1/1.28"
Pixel size1.6 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.8
Focal length90 mm77 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX713
Sensor size - 1/3.5"
Pixel size - 1 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV40ASony IMX633
Sensor size1/1.7"1/2.55"
Pixel size1 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh8580
Preview8285
Zoom164139
SamplesPhoto samples of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels13 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution4160 x 31204032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.4f/1.9
Focal length - 23 mm
SensorCMOSSony IMX714
Sensor size - 1/3.6"
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 145
Video - 156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6E (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 version5.25.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNoYes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedApril 2024September 2023
Release dateApril 2024September 2023
Launch price$1499$999
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerYes, 100 WNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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