Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 80 and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 80 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
VS
95 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Huawei Pura 80
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 80 Manufactured in June, 2025, with display 6.6 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 80
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 214g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 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		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 80 and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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 80
vs
Galaxy S26 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1256x2760 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 459 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.7 mm (6.21 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 80 and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16293753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)513411259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU3763391094797
GPU2877831447696
Memory322037425113
UX220574752613
NanoReview Score12067333720219

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1) Android 16
UI Skin n/a One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsingn/a10:12 h
Video Playbackn/a21:39 h
Gamesn/a06:42 h
Standby Moden/a130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 141
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording n/a Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.4
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.6 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.9
Focal length125 mm111 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX854
Sensor sizen/a1/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokehn/a165
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced June, 2025 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date June, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 700 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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