Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 226g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
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 IPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 640 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)363 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown
- White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2050 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)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci MediaTek APU 2.0
Graphics Maleoon 910 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 1024 144
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1421602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43231684
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1540n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU326675120779
GPU19233278652
Memory24441672733
UX19351896826
NanoReview Score956941368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1321
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Writing scoren/a8202
Web scoren/a6022
Video editingn/a5662
Data manipulationn/a7000
NanoReview Scoren/a8104

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 4 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
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 23 GB 10.3 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 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 (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing09:30 h07:29 h
Video Playback16:47 h12:01 h
Games05:35 h05:02 h
Standby Mode139 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Samsung S5KGW1
Sensor size1/01/1.7
Pixel size1.6 μm0.8 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/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV40An/a
Sensor size1/1.71/4
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Bokeh85n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom164n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 0.9 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, HID, 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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 220
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 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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