Apple iPhone 16e vs Huawei Pura 70 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Huawei Pura 70 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2024 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
- Lighter design: 167g vs 220g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Pro
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 4005mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1260x2844 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 162.6 mm (6.4 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- White - Black - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 12 (2 + 6 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3281 | 1420 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8035 | 4264 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24041 | n/a |
| CPU | 366516 | 316992 |
| GPU | 460423 | 194727 |
| Memory | 225901 | 240630 |
| UX | 352859 | 187267 |
| NanoReview Score | 1405699 | 939616 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) |
Battery
| Volume | 4005 mAh | 5050 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | n/a | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:21 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:57 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:57 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | n/a | 93 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 125 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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 DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | April, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | April, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1300 |
| MSRP ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 100 W |
Note
Apple iPhone 16e:
The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
Huawei Pura 70 Pro:
There is a smartphone model that supports only one physical SIM card and eSIM.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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