Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra
Verdict
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra and (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. Huawei Pura 80 Ultra wins on Main Camera and Selfie; (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra wins on Performance and Battery. (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra is 1.7mm wider than Huawei Pura 80 Ultra. (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra is the more recent release, from Nov 26, 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,
(Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra
77.8mm (3.06in) · Nov 26, 2025 · Rank #114
13+11+11+12+9+3+3+0+5+0 = 67
EDITORIAL: Another Ultra phone from Poco brings updates but also some downgrades to excellent F7 Ultra. F8 Ultra advantage of being a cheap flagship phone is fading with higher pricing and exposing it to last year’s best phones of the same price. Still, it offers top processor with fastest memory, great endurance and screen (tho non-LTPO) and solid performance main and periscope tele cameras. Bose partnered to create the first 2.1 sound on a phone – standard two channels that add a woofer speaker located in the camera island. It produces excellent sound.
PROs
top SD 8 Elite Gen 5 with UFS4.1 performance, 36hr battery endurance from 6500mAh battery with sub-60min 100W (40W wireless) charging, good sub-420ppi AMOLED with Dolby Vision (tho non-LTPO and with sub-1100nits brightness), IP68 protection. many great pics from 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 115mm PDAF periscope telephoto + 50MP 18mm ultrawide back cameras, up to 5 years of OS updates, fast USB-C 3.2 port with OTG and Display Out and excellent sound co-designed with Bose
CONs
almost 3mm wider then F7 Ultra, heavier too, poor performance under prolonged maximum load (gets very hot too). mediocre 32MP 21mm selfie, mediocre video recording, no expandable memory, lacking in advanced AI tricks competitors have and no desktop replacement functionality
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.
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