SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Pura 70 Pro review: A 2024 photography flagship with retractable telephoto and a Kirin 9010.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2024·$900
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#237 of 248
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A retractable-telephoto photography flagship.

Pura 70 Pro paired a variable f/1.4 main with a retractable macro telephoto — a creative camera flagship for the post-ban Huawei ecosystem.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeLTPO OLED, 120 Hz
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,844 × 1,260 px

02Camera

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.4–f/4.0 variable
Telephoto48 MP, f/2.1 (3.5× macro retractable)
Ultrawide12.5 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

78/100

78/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2024 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetKirin 9010
RAM12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity5,050 mAh
Wired100 W
Wireless80 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Retractable macro telephoto.
  • Variable f/1.4 main + 80 W wireless.
  • Kirin 9010 + IP68.
  • Distinctive triangular camera island.
What doesn't
  • No Google services.
  • 220 g.
  • China-first availability.
  • HarmonyOS app gaps.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .