SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Pura 80 Pro review: A switchable-sensor telephoto and Kirin power — Huawei's 2025 camera statement.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2025·$900
Overall
84/100
Class rank
#154 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Camera genius, software penalty.

Pura 80 Pro's switchable-sensor telephoto and variable-aperture 1/1.3" main produce some of the most distinctive images on any phone, and the charging and ingress specs are flagship-grade. The Kirin chip and the missing Google services define the ceiling: in China it's a star, elsewhere it's a specialist's import.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO OLED, 120 Hz, quad-curved
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,848 × 1,276 px (1.5K)

02Camera

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 84-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.6–f/4.0 variable, 1/1.3", OIS
Telephoto48 MP, 3.5× macro periscope, switchable dual-sensor
Ultrawide40 MP
Selfie13 MP
Co-engineeringXMAGE color science

03Performance

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2025 — 20 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetKirin 9020 (7 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

80/100

80/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

Capacity5,170 mAh
Wired100 W
Wireless80 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2025 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Switchable dual-sensor telephoto — macro to long zoom in one module.
  • Variable f/1.6–f/4.0 main on a big 1/1.3" sensor.
  • 100 W wired + 80 W wireless, IP68/IP69.
  • XMAGE color is genuinely distinctive.
What doesn't
  • No Google services — AppGallery + workarounds.
  • Kirin 9020 trails Snapdragon on raw speed and efficiency.
  • 5G limited to China models.
  • 218 g.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

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 229-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .