This is the craziest phone camera we have seen so far!
It’s almost the size of a small phone itself, slapped on the back of the new Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, and loudly proclaiming one thing: this phone is a CAMERA phone, all caps.
But how does it stack up against the popular Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra? Let’s see if Huawei’s new camera phone sets a new standard indeed.
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Huawei Pura 80 Ultra vs Galaxy S25 Ultra Camera Specs:Huawei
Pura 80 UltraSamsung
Galaxy S25 UltraMain Camera
50MP, f/1.6-f/4.0
23mmMain Camera
200MP, f/1.7
24mmUltra-wide
40MP, f/2.2
13mm
Ultra-wide Camera
50MP, f/1.9
13mmTelephoto 1
3.7X zoomTelephoto 1
3X zoom
10MP, f/2.4Telephoto 2
9.4X zoomTelephoto 2
5X zoom
50MP, f/3.4Front Camera
13MP
Front Camera
12MP
While we don’t like focusing on numbers alone, we have to mention that Huawei includes some truly stunning hardware. The 1-inch main camera sensor is much bigger than the 1/1.3-inch sensor on the Galaxy, and Huawei still uses its own RYYB sensor with that special color filter that promises incredible dynamic range of 16 stops.
But the real star of the show is the world’s first switchable dual telephoto camera. You get 3.7x lens and a 10x lens both based on one big 1/1.28-inch sensor. This is the biggest sensor used on a telephoto lens so far! Huawei has achieves this with some incredibly clever engineering: you have a built-in light-blocking mechanism driven by a tiny motor.
Basically, this is a dual-prism design and it saves space because you don’t need two separate periscope systems. You can even hear the motor switching between lenses (Huawei says it is very reliable, having passed 180,000 tests).
But let’s see what that actually means for your pictures:
Main CameraPortrait ModeUltra-wide CameraZoomSelfie
So, does the new Huawei Pura 80 Ultra live up to the expectations? And which one would you pick, the Huawei or the Galaxy?
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