Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15

78 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
VS
80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. 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 Pura 70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 226g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15
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 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)363 Hz306 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Maleoon 910 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 640
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14212599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43236545
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1540n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU326675378046
GPU192332449766
Memory244416261642
UX193518325827
NanoReview Score9569411415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9632

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 23 GB 18 GB

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsing09:30 h10:47 h
Video Playback16:47 h16:55 h
Games05:35 h05:36 h
Standby Mode139 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 114
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989n/a
Sensor size1/01/1.5
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV40ASony IMX633
Sensor size1/1.71/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokeh8580
Preview8284
Zoom164n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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