Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VII - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

78 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
VS
89 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Sony Xperia 1 VII, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 226g
  • 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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VII
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
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits
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) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 197 g (6.95 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
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 4320 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)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 910 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14213094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43239293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)154022537
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra], [Sony Xperia 1 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU326675541740
GPU1923321120583
Memory244416549339
UX193518469620
NanoReview Score9569412681282

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 15
OS Size 23 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing09:30 h09:18 h
Video Playback16:47 h18:31 h
Games05:35 h06:32 h
Standby Mode139 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 7.1x
Flash LED 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX888
Sensor size1/01/1.35
Pixel size1.6 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.3 - 3.5
Focal length90 mm170 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV40ASony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom164n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size n/a 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 2100(Band1), 1900(Band2), 1700(Band4), 850(Band5), 800(Band6), 900(Band8), 800(Band19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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 Sony Xperia 1 VII the clear winner in this comparison.

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