Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 5T and Huawei Pura 80 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 5T vs Huawei Pura 80 Pro

45 out 100
Huawei Nova 5T
VS
80 out 100
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
Huawei Nova 5T
Huawei Pura 80 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 5T Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Pura 80 Pro, 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 Nova 5T
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 219g
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 5T and Huawei Pura 80 Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 5T
vs
Huawei Pura 80 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.26 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1276x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 90 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 5T
505 nits
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
Response time36.4 msn/a
Contrast1344:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Nova 5T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.3 mm (6.07 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 5T
84.2 %
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 5T and Huawei Pura 80 Pro 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 750 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 5T
928
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
1638
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 5T
2923
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
5141
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9281638
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29235141
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 5T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 5T
592373
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
1196749
CPU189846371982
GPU158518286732
Memory115454319042
UX128555218993
NanoReview Score5923731196749
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 5T
2477
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.5 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2477n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Nova 5T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 5T
8733
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
n/a
Writing score10898n/a
Web score7002n/a
Video editing5744n/a
Data manipulation7905n/a
NanoReview Score8733n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 5700 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash 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 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length28 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a93 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6912x4624 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 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

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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - 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 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 5T
81.1 dB
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 900
Sensors - 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 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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