Huawei Pura 80 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Huawei Pura 80 Pro - a camera phone with limitations

The Chinese company Huawei is one of the few smartphone manufacturers that really know how to customize the cameras in their products. That is why sometimes even phones at the turn of the middle and high price segments can compare in photo quality with flagships. The hero of today's review fits this description, but a number of nuances may scare you off from buying it.

The appearance of the new product is original and beautiful. Perhaps the only detail that a potential buyer may not like is a large, albeit stylish block of photo modules, noticeably protruding from the case made of metal and tempered glass. At the same time, the monoblock has received moisture protection according to IP69 standards, which you do not expect to see with such good ergonomics and generally modest thickness of the gadget. The thin frames of the 6.8-inch AMOLED display will also be positively assessed. The displayed image is devoid of obvious disadvantages. Work has been done to calibrate the color rendition, there is an impressive resolution of 2848x1276 pixels, an actual 120 Hz refresh rate, and peak brightness exceeds 3000 nits. Of course, there is also a built-in fingerprint scanner.

The technical characteristics include the proprietary Kirin 9020 chipset, 12 GB of RAM, and the Maleoon 910 video core. Unfortunately, the bundle is inferior in performance not only to top-end solutions, but also to mid-budget solutions from Qualcomm and MediaTek. You can count on about a million points in the AnTuTu test. The HarmonyOS interface is smooth 99% of the time, but there are still lags, and in resource-intensive games you will have to set medium-high graphics settings instead of maximum. But the CPU has no problems with energy efficiency. The 5700mAh battery usually lasts for two days, and you can charge it both wired (100W) and wirelessly (80W). The permanent memory is 256/512/1024GB, so there is no need to regret the lack of a MicroSD card slot.

Photographic capabilities are represented by the main 50-megapixel sensor from Smartsens and a 48-megapixel telephoto lens (4x optical zoom) with hybrid stabilization, as well as a 50MP wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel portrait module. The detailing of even evening and night photos is at its best, noise reduction works correctly, artifacts are almost not observed. The stereo sound is rich, loud, voluminous. Also among the advantages we highlight contactless payment NFC, support for 5G networks, an IR port. But the lack of Google services is difficult to compensate for, some applications simply will not function. But if the user puts up with this shortcoming, the device will only cause positive emotions.