Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 and Apple iPhone 15 - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 vs Apple iPhone 15

71 out 100
Huawei Pura 70
VS
80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
Huawei Pura 70
Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S1, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 207g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 and Apple iPhone 15
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
vs
Apple iPhone 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1256x2760 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a306 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.6 mm (6.2 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 74.3 mm (2.93 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Rose Gold		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70
89.8 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2490 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 4 nm
Neural Processor n/a Apple Neural Engine
Graphics n/a Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores n/a 640
GPU Frequency n/a 1398 MHz
FLOPS n/a 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
1252
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
4096
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12522599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40966545
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70], [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70
837922
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU287309378046
GPU150681449766
Memory221038261642
UX178894325827
NanoReview Score8379221415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9632

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size n/a 18 GB

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsingn/a10:47 h
Video Playbackn/a16:55 h
Gamesn/a05:36 h
Standby Moden/a112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 114
Flash LED Dual 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.5
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a84
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
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 categoryn/a18
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
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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