Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on June 11, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 1 year and 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 9.4x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1896 mAh larger battery capacity: 5170 vs 3274 mAh
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Delivers 73% higher peak brightness (1772 against 1026 nits)
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (24:47 vs 20:17 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A17 Pro
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2915 and 1248 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 46.5 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.5 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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16 / 512 GB
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8 / 128 GB
18.2
(Bad)
Value Index
22.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1276 x 2848 pixels 1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 459 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Kunlun Glass 2 -
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 242 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pura 80 Ultra
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
iPhone 15 Pro
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1026 nits
1772 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163 mm (6.42 inches) 146.6 mm (5.77 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 233.5 g (8.24 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Brown White, Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Repairability Average (2.74/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Pro
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Apple A17 Pro
Max clock 2500 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little
- 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 10 MB -
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 920 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 840 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~1720.3 GFLOPS ~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2915
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7115
Compute Score (GPU)
28057
Compute Score (GPU) 4356 28057
Single-core score 1248 2915
Multi-core score 4151 7115
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1395526
1452754
CPU 487087 368915
GPU 275022 490265
Memory 340981 182600
UX 292436 410974
Total score 1395526 1452754
Samples Less than 3 [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1391
Stability - 71%
Graphics test 3 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 454 1391
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 73%
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Section 1 - 29 FPS
Section 2 - 23 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 6089
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3655
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-18 (Antonio)AnTuTu 111395526
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-28 (human)Geekbench 6 GPU26734
📘 2026-07-28 (human)Geekbench 6 CPU2892 / 7293
📘 2026-07-28 (human)Geekbench 6 CPU2892 / 7293
📘 2026-07-24 (elips)AnTuTu 111387191
📘 2026-06-15 (k0nd3r)AnTuTu 111329788

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM EMUI 15 -
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5170 mAh 3274 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:34 hr 1:33 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:10 hr 09:28 hr
Watching video 15:01 hr 17:33 hr
Gaming 05:36 hr 05:41 hr
Standby 90 hr 111 hr
General battery life
20:17 hr
24:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 9.4x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12.5 MP
4) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.6 - 4.0 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Smartsens SC5AOCS Sony IMX803
Sensor size 1/0" (≈ Infinity inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.6 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 83 mm 77 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX713
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV40A Sony IMX633
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 175 80
Preview - 85
Zoom 169 139
Samples Photo samples of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX714
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 145
Video - 156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2025 September 2023
Release date June 2025 September 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $999
Successor - - Apple iPhone 17 Pro
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 15 Pro. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra.

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