Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

71 out 100
Huawei Pura 70
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei Pura 70
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S1, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 207g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 and Huawei Mate 20 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
Smartphones:
Huawei Pura 70
vs
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1256x2760 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.6 mm (6.2 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.3 mm (2.93 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 189 g (6.67 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
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70
89.8 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2490 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 7 nm
Neural Processor n/a Yes
Graphics n/a Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores n/a 360
GPU Frequency n/a 720 MHz
FLOPS n/a 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
1252
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
4096
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1252933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40962383
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70
837922
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU287309192149
GPU150681158975
Memory221038112523
UX178894126437
NanoReview Score837922590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsingn/a07:46 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:55 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
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)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length25 mm25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.31/1.73
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* 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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