Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei Pura 80

61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 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 P40 Pro
vs
Huawei Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.58 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut99.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)365 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 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
- Silver		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (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 Da Vinci Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 576 1024
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11111629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31315134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU217681376339
GPU212255287783
Memory146459322037
UX141962220574
NanoReview Score7183571206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °Cn/a
Stability55 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3286n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano Memoryn/a

Software

OS Android 10.0 HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 16.5 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 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 (27 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing08:10 hn/a
Video Playback13:26 hn/a
Games04:54 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual 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 7680 fps (720p) 480 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 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/1.9f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX700n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1.3
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.4
Focal length125 mm125 mm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length18 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.54n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 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 Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.1 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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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