Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei Nova 15 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro

75 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. 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 Pura 70 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 220g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5050mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei Nova 15 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
vs
Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.84 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1320x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
91.4 %
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei Nova 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process SMIC SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Da Vinci
Graphics Maleoon 910 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
1420
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
4264
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
3885
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14201501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42643885
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
939616
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1443077
CPU316992507103
GPU194727586911
Memory240630214190
UX187267134873
NanoReview Score9396161443077

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) HarmonyOS 6

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.3n/a
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.4
Focal length93 mm69 mm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix125 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 52 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.5 (0.4)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE 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
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1300 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes, 100 W

Note

Huawei Pura 70 Pro:

There is a smartphone model that supports only one physical SIM card and eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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