Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

71 out 100
Huawei Pura 70
VS
43 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Huawei Pura 70
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. 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 pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 207g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 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 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
Smartphones:
Huawei Pura 70
vs
Redmi Note 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.6 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1256x2760 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 89.8 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits

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) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Rose Gold		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70
89.8 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1 MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 2490 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture n/a - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 12 nm
Neural Processor n/a MediaTek APU 2.0
Graphics n/a Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores n/a 144
GPU Frequency n/a 800 MHz
FLOPS n/a 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
1252
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70
4096
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1252602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40961684
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70
837922
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU287309120779
GPU15068178652
Memory22103872733
UX17889496826
NanoReview Score837922368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1321
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Pura 70
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 12 GB - 4 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		- 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 n/a 10.3 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 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
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsingn/a07:29 h
Video Playbackn/a12:01 h
Gamesn/a05:02 h
Standby Moden/a115 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 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: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 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/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]

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 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 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
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 / 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
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 220
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 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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