Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Huawei Pura 80

54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 20 Pro Manufactured in November, 2018, with display 6.39 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, 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 Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 20 Pro 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:
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
vs
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.39 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 538 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 660 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.8 mm (6.21 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 72.3 mm (2.85 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 360 1024
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9331629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23835134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU192149376339
GPU158975287783
Memory112523322037
UX126437220574
NanoReview Score5900841206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2480n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Writing score10968n/a
Web score6821n/a
Video editing5781n/a
Data manipulation7579n/a
NanoReview Score8592n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano Memoryn/a

Software

OS Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 15.2 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:00 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing07:46 hn/a
Video Playback11:44 hn/a
Games04:55 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX600n/a
Sensor size1/1.731/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.4
Focal length80 mm125 mm
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.7n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

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 USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category21n/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
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2018 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2018 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1050 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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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