The Huawei Ascend P1 was introduced in 2012, and while the “Ascend” was eventually discontinued, the P series remained a staple of the company’s high-end Android offerings. But now it enters a new era and takes a new name: Pura.
The Huawei Pura 70 series was presented this week with four models, although the differences between them are quite small – with the exception of the Ultra, which has a fairly unique design.
Let’s start with this, the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra. The phone has a 1″ 50MP sensor, but Huawei has found a way to reduce camera shock with a retractable lens. A motorized mechanism extends the lens when you want to take a photo and retracts it when you You’re done Interestingly, this mechanism doesn’t interfere with the phone’s IP68 dust and water resistance, which was a problem with pop-up camera designs. This camera also features. a variable aperture, f/1.6 to f/4.0, and sensor-shift OIS.
Additionally, the ultrawide camera has a 40 MP sensor and the battery is slightly larger at 5,200 mAh. Like the two Pro models, it supports 100W wired charging and 80W wireless charging. Even reverse charging on these phones is impressive, reaching 18W via the USB-C port and 20W wirelessly.
The Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Pura 70 Pro+ are pretty much the same phone. Both support BDS satellite messaging, except the Pro+ also makes satellite voice calls. We doubt either will be available worldwide.
As for Pro vs Ultra, the Pro models also have a 50 MP main sensor, but it’s smaller – relatively, as it’s still quite large at 1/1.3″. It also has a variable f/aperture. 1.4-4.0 The 50MP 90mm periscope of the Ultra is replaced by a 48MP 83mm block and we have already mentioned the ultra wide (12.5MP instead of 40MP). 5050mAh and supports the same 100W/80W charging and 18W/20W reverse charging.
All that’s left is the baby of the family. We say the Huawei Pura 70 has a smaller 6.6-inch screen, compared to 6.8 inches on the other two. These are all flat 120Hz LTPO OLED displays. Anyway, this one only has a 12MP sensor in the tele camera but with a longer 125mm lens. Additionally, the battery is reduced to 4,900mAh capacity and 66W/50W charging, 5W/7.5W reverse charging.
All Pura 70 phones are powered by the Kirin 9010 chip, a 7nm part with custom CPU cores, and run HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box – Huawei moving away from Android and looking to drop support Android applications, at least at the national level (it should remain for international models).
Finally, let’s talk about prices. The Huawei Pura 70 series is only available in China for now and ranges from 5,500 CNY (around €710) for the vanilla model to 10,000 CNY (€1,285) for the Ultra (actually, 11,000 CNY if you get the 16GB/1TB model). .
| Model | Basic memory | Base price | Base price (converted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei Pura 70 Ultra | 16/521 GB | 10,000 CNY | 1,285 euros |
| Huawei Pura 70 Pro+ | 16/512 GB | 9,000 CNY | 1,165 euros |
| Huawei Pura 70 Pro | 12/256 GB | 6,500 CNY | 840 euros |
| Huawei Pura70 | 12/256 GB | 5,500 CNY | 710 euros |
Huawei has not revealed its plans to roll out HarmonyOS globally, but it has explained how it wants to roll out HarmonyOS globally. We probably won’t see the full lineup (the Pro+ will almost certainly stay in China), but we hope the Ultra gets a wide release.
If and when the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra goes global, will you get one? Huawei is unlikely to regain access to the Google Play Store, but the company has worked on developers to port more than 5,000 apps that a typical user spends 99% of their time on. And this one has a strong claim to being the best camera phone of 2024 – a subject that will have to wait for reviews.
Next, the Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Pro+. The cameras aren’t as good as the Ultra, but they should still be one of the best on the market.
Finally, the Huawei Pura 70 – at almost half the price of the Ultra, this one still packs a punch. You don’t get a 125mm lens on the vanilla Galaxy S or iPhone, or 66W/50W charging either. And yet, it is an entry into the new world that Huawei is building.
