Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Huawei Pura 80

47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 8 Plus Manufactured in September, 2017, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic, vs Huawei Pura 80, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 211g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Huawei Pura 80
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
vs
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 5.5 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 20:9
Pixel density 401 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 625 nits n/a
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 67.4 % 89.7 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
Response time32 msn/a
Contrast1471:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.4 mm (6.24 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2390 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 10 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Da Vinci
Graphics Apple A11 GPU Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 192 1024
GPU Frequency 1066 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10921629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29215134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU94584376339
GPU151697287783
Memory87118322037
UX116221220574
NanoReview Score4596201206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.6 °Cn/a
Stability71 %n/a
Graphics Test20 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3432n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 3 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 6 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 2691 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 15 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing06:52 hn/a
Video Playback10:47 hn/a
Games04:11 hn/a
Standby Mode99 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No n/a
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) 480 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length28 mm24 mm
SensorApple iSight Duo Cameran/a
Sensor size1/31/1.3
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/3.4
Focal length57 mm125 mm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a13 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category16n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
80.1 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2017 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2017 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 80 the clear winner in this comparison.

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