Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
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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 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 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
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 9.4x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- The phone is 10 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Shows 73% longer battery life (35:01 vs 20:17 hours)
- Delivers 74% higher peak brightness (1790 against 1026 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A18 Pro
- 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1750K versus 1395K)
- 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3507 and 1248 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1276 x 2848 pixels | 1320 x 2868 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% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 233.5 g (8.24 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Brown | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4040 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 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4356 | 33340 |
| Single-core score | 1248 | 3507 |
| Multi-core score | 4151 | 8789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 487087 | 508577 |
| GPU | 275022 | 540541 |
| Memory | 340981 | 191233 |
| UX | 292436 | 509980 |
| Total score | 1395526 | 1750331 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 454 | 1718 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7448 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Antonio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395526 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> Rappzzzz | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday) | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1692383 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 1650968 |
| 📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | SOT 12:58 / – |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | EMUI 15 | - |
| OS size | - | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5170 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:10 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 15:01 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#14th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 9.4x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 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: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 83 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 175 | 160 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | 169 | 130 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 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 | - | 149 |
| Video | - | 155 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 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 2024 |
| Release date | June 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1499 | $1199 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.45 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 |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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