Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Huawei P40 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 226g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Huawei P40 Lite
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1080x2310 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 83.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)363 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms38.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite976:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Eco Leather Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Huawei P40 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 HiSilicon Kirin 810
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2270 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
- 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
Process SMIC n/a
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Maleoon 910 Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Cores 1024 144
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1421753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43231923
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1540n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
CPU326675140335
GPU19233291897
Memory24441693192
UX193518103991
NanoReview Score956941429415
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.6 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a8 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1421
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Writing scoren/a9369
Web scoren/a5888
Video editingn/a5736
Data manipulationn/a7519
NanoReview Scoren/a8141

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 10.0
OS Size 23 GB 14.6 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Web Browsing09:30 h09:55 h
Video Playback16:47 h14:27 h
Games05:35 h05:21 h
Standby Mode139 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/01/2.0
Pixel size1.6 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV40An/a
Sensor size1/1.7n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom164n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 265
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 70 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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