Home Phone comparison Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei Pura 80

47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, 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 P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • 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 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 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 P20 Pro
vs
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 20:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 400 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 89.7 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
PWM (Flicker)238 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)		 - 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 Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 216 1024
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5181629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15625134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU95187376339
GPU104334287783
Memory82832322037
UX90088220574
NanoReview Score3724411206733

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:30 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing07:43 hn/a
Video Playback11:30 hn/a
Games05:07 hn/a
Standby Mode80 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 Optical 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
Monochrome: 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 length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX600n/a
Sensor size1/1.741/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.4
Focal length80 mm125 mm
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a13 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.9 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
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 4.2 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		 - 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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category18n/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 P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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