Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 70
Verdict
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Motorola Edge 70 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. Huawei Pura 80 Ultra wins on Performance and Main Camera; Motorola Edge 70 wins on Screen and IP Protection. Huawei Pura 80 Ultra is 2.1mm wider than Motorola Edge 70. Motorola Edge 70 is the more recent release, from Oct 2025.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
67
67
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
76.1mm (3in) · Jun 11, 2025 · Rank #118
7+8+9+12+14+5+4+0+3+5 = 67
* TOP Desktop ReplacementMidrange
EDITORIAL: Huawei is back with another shot at "world's best camera-phone" title. The company has adopted a full self-reliance approach in both hardware (Kirin chip, screen protective glass, camera design) and software (moving it's OS away from Google dependence) and seems to be back to finding excellence. With Pura 80 Ultra, Huawei brings the first in the smartphone photography: two different periscope telephoto lenses that share one sensor. The rest of imaging setup is stellar and will get you photos as good as any top 2025 phone. The processor, battery and software remain Pura's weaknesses.
PROs
more competitive pricing then Pura 70 Ultra, great build quality, solid (midrange) Kirin 9020 performance, sub-50min 100W (80W wireless) charging of the 5700mAh Li battery, IP69 protection, outstanding 50MP 1" sensor main camera with f/1.6-4.0 OIS PDAF + 50MP 83mm and 12.5MP 212mm two lens PDAF OIS periscope telephoto + 40MP AF ultrawide + 13MP 13mm AF ultrawide setup, 13MP 21mm PDAF selfie, top video recording, a DeX-like desktop replacement functionality and fast USB-C 3.2 port with OTG and Display Port 1.2
CONs
lack of Google apps out of the box, future-software-update concerns, wider and heavier (76.1mm, 233gr) body, mediocre performance for a "Ultra" label, non-Si 5700mAh with barely 24hr endurance, sub-1300nits screen with no Dolby Vision or HDR10+, lack of expandable memory storage,
Motorola Edge 70
74mm (2.91in) · Oct 2025 · Rank #127
3+8+13+15+12+4+4+0+5+3 = 67
* TOP Software* TOP Protection* TOP MidrangerMidrange
EDITORIAL: Edge is Motorola's top line and the Edge 70 is a better phone then it's predecessor despite loosing the periscope telephoto lens and the expandable memory slot. What it gained is more important: metal frame, a better processor, better main and ultrawide shooters, a better selfie and longer OS update support. Edge is also only 6mm thick so it is in direct competition with iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy Edge. Excellent build, attractive design, great screen, top protection against the elements and excellent Android version with some desktop replacement functionality.
PROs
great design and build, relatively compact at 74mm wide, good SD 7 Gen 4 performance with UFS 3.1, fast sub-50min 68W wired (15W wireless) charging, >1400nits bright 450ppi P-OLED screen with HDR10+. IP69 protection with MIL-STD-810H protection, reliable photos from 50MP 24mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 12mm PDAF ultrawide back cameras, very good imaging from 50MP 21mm selfie, good video recording, up to 4 years of stable Moto OS updates and some desktop replacement functionality.
CONs
24hr battery endurance from a smallish 4800mAh Si-C diode battery, low PWM dimming will bother some users, no telephoto lens, no AF on selfie, gone is the SDmemory, slow USB-C 2.0 port with no Display Port tech (but there is wireless screen mirroring), pricy compared to last model
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