Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+
Verdict
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. Huawei Pura 80 Ultra wins on Main Camera and Selfie; Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ wins on Performance and Battery. Huawei Pura 80 Ultra is 0.1mm wider than Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+. Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ is the more recent release, from Oct 15, 2026.
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 #131
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,
Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+
76mm (2.99in) · Oct 15, 2026 · Rank #122
15+14+11+12+3+3+3+0+3+3 = 67
* TOP Gaming* TOP Performance* TOP Battery Endurance
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of battery and screen performance) Redmagic line is the bleeding edge (no pun intended) of the gaming phone group. With this iteration Nubia brought major hardware improvments: top performance helped by the Redcore R5 chip, bigger battery, liquid cooling and IP69 protection while making the phone smaller. Design remains clean and efficient (completely flat on both front and back), selfie hidden under-screen and phone's back can light up like a Christmas tree. Tried and true formula: "top Android performance + top endurance + top screen experience = top Gaming phone" but imaging and OS support issues remain.
PROs
unusually straightforward (non-wooble) design, great built, top performance SD 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2nm) with UFS 4.1, >42hr endurance from a 8400mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min 120W (80W wireless) charging, >1900nits bright 430ppi 185Hz notch-less AMOLED screen with minimal bezzels, (immersible!) IP69 protection, excellent gaming interface, Android's native support for desktop replacement, fast USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with Display Port
CONs
non-LTPO screen with no HDR10+ or Dolby Vision support, below average imaging from: 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 13mm AF ultrawide, below average 16MP 26mm non-AF selfie, below average video recording, no expandable memory, only 2 OS update (3 in EU) promise, removed the headphone jack, global version with different name
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