Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
74
out of 100
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96
out of 100
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 18 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 1 year and 3 months after. 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
- The rear camera has a 9.4x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 60W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3504K versus 1395K)
- Delivers 164% higher peak brightness (2731 against 1035 nits)
- Shows 67% longer battery life (33:56 vs 20:17 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A20 Pro
- 3.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4725 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 | - | 3000 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 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 233.5 g (8.24 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Brown | Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4930 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 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4356 | 55104 |
| Single-core score | 1248 | 4725 |
| Multi-core score | 4151 | 12575 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 487087 | 964766 |
| GPU | 275022 | 1393271 |
| Memory | 340981 | 400483 |
| UX | 292436 | 745645 |
| Total score | 1395526 | 3504165 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 454 | - |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Antonio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395526 |
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 (zsc) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 4047 / 11701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | iOS 27 |
| ROM | EMUI 15 | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5170 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:10 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Watching video | 15:01 hr | 22:52 hr |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | 08:36 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 146 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#20th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 9.4x | Optical, 4x |
| 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: 48 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/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC5AOCS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/0" (≈ Infinity inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 83 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Zoom | 169 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Pura 80 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 1 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 |
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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | September 2026 |
| Release date | June 2025 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1499 | $1299 |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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