Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Vivo S50 Pro mini - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Vivo S50 Pro mini

78 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
VS
88 out 100
Vivo S50 Pro mini
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Vivo S50 Pro mini

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Vivo S50 Pro mini, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Vivo S50 Pro mini
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Vivo S50 Pro mini
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
Vivo S50 Pro mini

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 461 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
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Vivo S50 Pro mini
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) 150.83 mm (5.94 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 71.76 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Vivo S50 Pro mini
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Vivo S50 Pro mini In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3840 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)		 6/3.32 ()
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 910 Adreno 829
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 2457.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Vivo S50 Pro mini
3029
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Vivo S50 Pro mini
9401
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14213029
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43239401
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1540n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Vivo S50 Pro mini
2982857
CPU326675667776
GPU1923321288971
Memory244416560078
UX193518466032
NanoReview Score9569412982857

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 16
OS Size 23 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Vivo S50 Pro mini
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 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 60 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 110 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX921
Sensor size1/01/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.7
Focal length90 mm70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX882
Sensor sizen/a1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV40ASamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.71/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Vivo S50 Pro mini
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Vivo S50 Pro mini
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Vivo S50 Pro mini
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom164n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 5.4
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB
Vivo S50 Pro mini
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 525
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 Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S50 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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