Huawei Pura 70 vs Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S1, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 207g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 and Huawei Honor 70
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 OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1256x2760 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a61 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.6 mm (6.2 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.3 mm (2.93 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Rose Gold
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70
89.8 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2490 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 6 nm
Neural Processor n/a Hexagon 770
Graphics n/a Adreno 642
GPU Cores n/a 512
GPU Frequency n/a 608 MHz
FLOPS n/a 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
1252
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
4096
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12521064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40963025
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70
837922
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU287309198611
GPU150681149579
Memory221038122975
UX178894147449
NanoReview Score837922618614
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsingn/a09:26 h
Video Playbackn/a13:55 h
Gamesn/a05:40 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED Dual 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 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.31/1.49
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No 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 6 (802.11 a/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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 550
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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