Huawei Pura 80 Series

Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Maleoon 920
Display: 6.80 inch
Weight: 0.219kg, 0.2335kg
Average of 5 scores (from 29 reviews)
Huawei Pura 80 Pro
Specifications

Processor: Kirin 9020
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Maleoon 920
Display: 6.80 inch, 20:9, 2848 x 1276 pixels
Weight: 0.219kg
Links: Huawei homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Stuff TV

It’s exceedingly difficult to argue with Huawei’s hardware quality in 2025, particularly with its top-line smartphones. The Pura 80 Pro conforms to the company’s trend of producing the best smartphone it can, and the results are impressive. The drawbacks are the same as they’ve been for years — Google services, which most of us are locked into in one way or another, take an extra round of work to install. This puts the Pura 80 Pro outside of the pick-up-and-go box, meaning you’ll really have to want one to go to the extra effort. Huawei has gone to extra lengths to make you want one, though. The Pura 80 Pro is one of the few smartphones with a 1in camera sensor living inside its well-engineered chassis, and the list of those that are available in South Africa is even shorter.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 80% performance: 85% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 85%
Source: Yugatech

The HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra is made for content creators, people who love a sharp and clear zoom range, and anyone who wants devices that can achieve almost cinema-quality results right from their pockets. It truly earns the title Ultimate Zoom Beast in 2025. The HUAWEI Pura 80 Pro, on the other hand, is for the same demographic of end users but can do without the extra zoom range, at a lower cost. It’s kind of just a bonus for both phones that they can double as portable speakers. With official Philippine SRPs starting at PHP 59,999 for the Pura 80 Pro, and PHP 89,999 for the Pura 80 Ultra; whichever one you choose, you’re getting a flagship camera system with a beautiful design and premium features across the board.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/13/2025
Source: Yugatech

Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 07/31/2025
Foreign Reviews
Source: Unite4buy

Positive: Premium design; excellent AMOLED display; great cameras; decent hardware; long battery life; very quick 100W charging. Negative: Missing Google services; average performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/14/2025
Source: Zoom

Positive: Premium design; solid workmanship; great OLED LTPO display; big screen; powerful hardware; high performance; excellent cameras; stereo speakers; long battery life; quick 100W charging. Negative: Missing Google services; non-microSD card slot; high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/01/2025
Source: Hi-Tech Mail

Positive: Excellent cameras; premium design; solid workmanship; waterproof IP68/IP69; sharp display; stereo speakers; quick charging. Negative: Missing Google Mobile services; unsupported 5G; average performance; short battery life; heavy.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/31/2025
Source: Mega Obzor

Positive: Excellent cameras; impressive design; quick charging; beautiful display; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/24/2025
Source: Hi-Tech Mail

Positive: Premium design; solid workmanship; excellent cameras.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/10/2025
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Specifications

Processor: Kirin 9020
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Maleoon 920
Display: 6.80 inch, 20:9, 2848 x 1276 pixels
Weight: 0.2335kg
Links: Huawei homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Stuff TV

As much as I was blown away by the Pura 80 Ultra’s photographic ability, cameras are just one piece of the flagship phone puzzle. Taken as a whole, there are unfortunately too many hardware letdowns here, on top of the already restrictive software. There’s only so much Huawei can do in-house, and without access to current-gen components, the firm has fallen behind on performance and battery life. The Pura 80 Ultra still gets plenty right, like its top-tier water resistance and lightning-fast charging speeds. I’m sure the distinctive design will earn plenty of fans, too. But for Western audiences, who take 5G connectivity as a given and use Google services on the daily, this will always be a seriously niche proposition.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/13/2025
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Yugatech

The HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra is made for content creators, people who love a sharp and clear zoom range, and anyone who wants devices that can achieve almost cinema-quality results right from their pockets. It truly earns the title Ultimate Zoom Beast in 2025. The HUAWEI Pura 80 Pro, on the other hand, is for the same demographic of end users but can do without the extra zoom range, at a lower cost. It’s kind of just a bonus for both phones that they can double as portable speakers. With official Philippine SRPs starting at PHP 59,999 for the Pura 80 Pro, and PHP 89,999 for the Pura 80 Ultra; whichever one you choose, you’re getting a flagship camera system with a beautiful design and premium features across the board.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/13/2025
Source: DxOMark

The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra sets a new standard in mobile imaging, earning itself the highest ever DXOMARK Camera score and the top spot in our ranking.The new Huawei flagship device combines cutting edge hardware, including a 1-inch sensor with LOFIC technology (Lateral OverFlow Integration Capacitor is an advanced pixel design that aims at increasing dynamic range by temporarirly storing excess of light to prevent saturation, while keeping low noise and suppressing the risk of artifacts on motion areas that usually happen with multi-exposure), note that some few devices like the Honor Magic 6 Ultimate already featured this kind of technology in the past. In addition it has a multispectral sensor for improved color management, and a variable aperture on the primary camera.A dual tele setup with 3.7x and 9.4x optical zoom lenses offers a lot of flexibility when zooming.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/12/2025
Source: GSM Arena

The Pura 80 Ultra has some serious camera chops that allow it to hold its own against the rest of the high-end cameraphones, and it's priced accordingly. However, it's also disadvantaged in some significant ways, outside of Huawei's control. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/09/2025
Source: GSM Arena

Another top-tier Huawei cameraphone, another conundrum about what to make of it. As a proper flagship device, the Pura 80 Ultra arrives with a flashy design, top-tier ingress protection, fast charging, great speakers and innovative cameras that capture great photos and great nighttime video. It certainly has its merits; however, its high price tag puts it in direct competition with the best smartphones out there, while it's also disadvantaged in some significant ways, outside of Huawei's control. Most notably, the Pura 80 Ultra is denied some important pieces of technology in Western markets, including top-of-the-shelf chipsets and 5G network compatibility, as well as full Google service support and recent Android versions. While Huawei can patch around some of these limitations, the end result is a phone that's not competitive in terms of performance or battery life, and those are hard to justify.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/07/2025
Rating: Total score: 82%
Source: Unbox

Despite its limitations and quirks, the Pura 80 Ultra is recommended for those who value mobile photography above anything else. want the best cameras on a phone, and know exactly what you’re getting yourself into with Huawei’s ecosystem.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/07/2025
Source: Yugatech

Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 07/31/2025
Source: Phone Arena

That's a very tough question. The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra is no doubt a very powerful camera phone, but it lags behind in almost every other area. The chipset is built on an old node, the screen is not the brightest out there, and the software support is almost nonexistent. The price is also steep at around 1,200 euros (around $1,400 after direct conversion), and the lack of Google Mobile Services adds salt to the already open wound. For that amount of money most people will probably buy a Galaxy S25 Ultra and be done with it. Which is a shame, really, because the camera system inside the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra is a true masterpiece, from the big 1-inch sensor under the main camera lens to the innovative dual-periscope telephoto camera. Let's just hope that the Pura 80 Ultra will raise the bar and push other manufacturers to up their camera game.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 69% performance: 44% display: 70% mobility: 78% workmanship: 80%
Source: Yanko Design

If you live in China or Europe and photography is your primary smartphone use case, the Pura 80 Ultra represents the current pinnacle of mobile camera technology. For US buyers, the math becomes much harder. Gray market pricing, warranty concerns, and software limitations create significant barriers. Unless you’re a professional photographer who absolutely needs this camera system and money isn’t a concern, there are safer flagship options available domestically. This phone succeeds brilliantly at pushing mobile photography into professional territory through genuine hardware innovation. Whether that translates into value for you depends on where you live and whether you’re willing to navigate Huawei’s current market complexities. It’s incredible technology that unfortunately isn’t accessible to everyone who might appreciate it. Geography shouldn’t determine access to innovation, but that’s the reality we’re dealing with here.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/25/2025
Rating: price: 80% performance: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Source: GSM Arena

The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra is an intriguing cameraphone that is not afraid to push the boundaries of what's currently possible. We'll conduct a thorough review soon to provide a more comprehensive verdict, but at first glance, it appears to be setting new standards in the segment with its unique take on mobile photography hardware. The best thing is that it's not just the camera hardware either; Huawei has really paid attention to the tiniest details in design and build quality, making the Pura 80 Ultra a standout smartphone overall. It represents a great alternative for people who want to avoid Google and Apple's ecosystems but would still appreciate a full-featured smartphone experience.
Hands-On, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/10/2025
Source: Tech Spurt

Most of the headlines will be on that zoom arrangement, as the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra rocks a dual lens setup using a single 1/1.28-inch sensor. This allows for 3.7x and 9.4x optical zoom, with OIS. You can punch in up to a hundred times and the results are rather impressive. The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra also boasts a variable aperture wide shooter with one-inch sensor, plus some respectable 4K video recording. I've spent some time testing the camera in Dubai and here's my early thoughts.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/10/2025
Source: ben's gadget reviews

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/10/2025
Source: TechTablets

Hands-On, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/10/2025
Foreign Reviews
Source: Evo smart

Positive: Powerful hardware; high performance; excellent cameras; beautiful OLED display; large battery capacity; quick 100W charging; stereo speakers; dual SIM. Negative: Without microSD card slot; no headphone jack; unsupported FM radio; expensive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/07/2025
Source: Unite4buy

Positive: Premium design; solid workmanship; waterproof IP69; great display; excellent cameras; very quick 100W charging; large ROM. Negative: Missing Google services; high price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/18/2025
Source: Hi-Tech Mail

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/03/2025
Source: Ferra.ru

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: 3DNews.ru

Positive: Slim size; light weight; premium design; solid workmanship; metal case; great cameras; excellent video recording; powerful hardware; bright AMOLED 120Hz display; smart AI Features. Negative: No charger included; short battery life; low performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/24/2025
Source: Hi-Tech Mail

Positive: Excellent display; great cameras; good speakers; good connectivity; quick charging; premium design. Negative: Average gaming performance; without 3D face unlock.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/24/2025
Source: Zing

Positive: Excellent cameras; great OLED display; quick 100W charging; impressive design; smart AI Features. Negative: Expensive.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/05/2025
Source: XT Mobile

Positive: Decent performance; beautiful display; long battery life; quick charging. Negative: No Google services.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/19/2025
Comment
Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company and hardware manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Huawei is a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei provides end-to-end solutions for telecommunications networks, devices, and smartphones, as well as storage, servers, networking, and cloud computing enterprise solutions and products.
In 2014, Huawei established the Honor subsidiary brand under which certain smartphone lines are sold. The Huawei name is usually not listed for these products.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Qualcomm Maleoon 920: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets, integrated in the HiSilicon Kirin 9020. Unfortunately, Huawei does not provide any detailed information. What is certain is that it does not support hardware-based ray tracing and only the older Vulkan 1.0 standard.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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Kirin 9020: ARM-based SoC with 12 cores (2x HiSilicon Main up to 2.50 GHz, 6x HiSilicon Mid up to 2.15 GHz, 4xHiSilicon up to 1.6 GHz).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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77%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.