Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

78 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
VS
93 out 100
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. 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 Ultra
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 249g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 12/2048 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
vs
iPhone 18 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1320x2868 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 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)363 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 249 g (8.78 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Burgundy
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Apple A20 Pro
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 4930 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)		 4/2.64 ()
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Maleoon 910 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 750 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
4725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
12575
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14214725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)432312575
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1540n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
2935466
CPU326675882877
GPU1923321051925
Memory244416262172
UX193518738492
NanoReview Score9569412935466

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) iOS 27
OS Size 23 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5567 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 15 min)
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
n/a
Web Browsing09:30 hn/a
Video Playback16:47 hn/a
Games05:35 hn/a
Standby Mode139 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989n/a
Sensor size1/0n/a
Pixel size1.6 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.8
Focal length90 mm100 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV40An/a
Sensor size1/1.71/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom164n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4896x3672 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 20 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
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 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 3.2
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
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 Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
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 18 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr September, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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