Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9 and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9 vs Huawei Pura 80

79 out 100
Google Pixel 9
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Google Pixel 9
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Huawei Pura 80, Manufactured in June, 2025with 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 Google Pixel 9
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 211g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 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:
Google Pixel 9
vs
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.3 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2700 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9
2225 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 72 mm (2.83 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9
87.1 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 896 1024
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9
1832
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9
4579
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18321629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)45795134
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6389n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9
1074252
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU237029376339
GPU449828287783
Memory189059322037
UX198336220574
NanoReview Score10742521206733

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 19 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 27 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (12 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9
22:26
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing10:01 hn/a
Video Playback13:38 hn/a
Games05:41 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash 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)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GNKn/a
Sensor size1/1.311/1.3
Pixel size1.2 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9
161
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 9
150
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9
154
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom132n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9]

Front camera

Matrix 105 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 20 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9
87.7 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2024 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
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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