Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Huawei P30 vs Huawei Pura 80

50 out 100
Huawei P30
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Huawei P30
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.1 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 P30
  • Lighter design: 165g 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 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 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 P30
vs
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30
629 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 71.4 mm (2.81 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Blue - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30
85.8 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 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 P30
957
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30
2513
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9571629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25135134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30
588682
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU192129376339
GPU159791287783
Memory109920322037
UX126842220574
NanoReview Score5886821206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30
2479
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2479n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30
8482
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Writing score10879n/a
Web score6709n/a
Video editing5704n/a
Data manipulation7470n/a
NanoReview Score8482n/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 CardNano Memoryn/a

Software

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

Battery

Volume 3650 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 (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:10 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30
18:54
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing07:35 hn/a
Video Playback12:30 hn/a
Games04:36 hn/a
Standby Mode85 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 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 size1/1.71/1.3
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
Matrix16 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm13 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 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		 - 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 No 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 Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30
82.4 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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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