Huawei Pura 70 Ultra hands-on review

02 May 2024


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The European price is amazing. It's €1,291 in China for the base variant (9,999rmb). Adding the around 20% VAT would bring it to €1,549 in Europe. That means it's effeively cheaper in Europe than China when you account for VAT if the €1,499 price gsmarena have stated is correct. I've never once seen that happen in the history of Chinese phone brands in Europe. Surprisingly low pricing

    Nice job by Huawei

      Shui8, 02 May 2024That codecs got something to do with US technologies. Huawe... moreOh, I understand.
      Well that's sad, because I am a heavy Bluetooth user.
      I buy Bluetooth speakers as a hobby.
      JBL, Harman Kardon and Luxury brand called Devialet Bluetooth speakers.
      I asked Devialet if they use APTX Lossless in their next generation speakers and they said noted.
      Masterpiece becoming even better, hopefully.

        Anton .el PAPI., 02 May 2024Ah,ok I'm a Bluetooth speakerphile.
        I am not trying to be rude.
        Huawei with their luxury price tags, should go all out!!!!
        Not only cameras, software and hardware also!!!!
        Bluetooth codecs are important for some people.
        I'm one of them.

          Shui8, 02 May 2024Gbox is a battery hog. MicroG + Aurora Store is the better ... moreYou are absolutely right, just yesterday I was watching a video of how it works and it runs much more smoothly than G box, and as I mentioned before, these apps and repositories are audited by institutions dedicated to software development

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            Darth Caesium, 02 May 2024They should've just made the phone — and with it the c... moreCome to think of it, its using retractable lens already, why not just extend it to 27mm? 😆

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              Anton .el PAPI., 02 May 2024As I understand it, Gbox is audited by the European Union a... moreGbox is a battery hog. MicroG + Aurora Store is the better solution & more stable across all Google Apps that using the Google Services Framework. - https://youtu.be/GX0rD73K1dE?si=qbW4r4-m5abGaJBQ

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                MiksuMasterJBL, 02 May 2024I must say this and I bet I'm not the only one here. ... moreThat codecs got something to do with US technologies. Huawei dont allowed to use it sadly. If u aware, before the sanction, Huawei phones got the AptX codec, then they ditch it because no approval given.

                  MiksuMasterJBL, 02 May 2024I must say this and I bet I'm not the only one here. ... moreDamn, that's alotta codecs for the X100 Ultra

                    MacDonks, 02 May 2024No, because there's no 5G support for Global versionHold up, they disabled 5G bands to make it 4G for global?

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                      what about android auto? i guess that won't work without gms even if you hack it in

                        Looks very good! For 1500EUR it will be fine.

                          Anton .el PAPI., 02 May 2024As I understand it, Gbox is audited by the European Union a... moreNo way ? Seriously

                            Bodygard, 02 May 2024Nice try from Huawei but in the West, the average consumer ... moreAs I understand it, Gbox is audited by the European Union and some software development companies* so far I have not seen anyone have problems

                              If they launch it at 1,200 for the 16/512l version they will sell like hotcakes

                                MiksuMasterJBL, 02 May 2024I must say this and I bet I'm not the only one here. ... moreAh,ok

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                                  Gsmarena, as some phones (especially S23 Ultra, Xiaomi 14 Ultra and iPhones) produce a lot of machine learning fake detail when you zoom, it is necessary that you show us some reference images (for example with a dedicated camera with Bayer sensor or from a lower distance), so we can check which details are true.

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                                    According to the exif data, Huawei again uses a 27mm crop at 1x.

                                      I must say this and I bet I'm not the only one here.
                                      I love Bluetooth speakers and I really want a phone that has very good cameras, Huawei Pura 70 Ultra looks amazing, but it's missing Bluetooth codecs.
                                      Huawei Pura 70 Ultra is near perfect, but missing Bluetooth codecs makes the phone useless to me.

                                      Vivo X100 Ultra will have all Bluetooth codecs and very good cameras/ Top tier cameras.

                                      Vivo X100 Ultra will have SBC, AAC, LC3, APTX, APTX Adaptive, APTX HD, APTX Lossless, LDAC and LHDC Bluetooth codecs.

                                      Huawei Pura 70 Ultra has only SBC, AAC, LDAC and L2HC Bluetooth codecs.
                                      That's bad.

                                      APTX Lossless Bluetooth speakers are coming soon.
                                      I need a phone with APTX Lossless.

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                                        • 02 May 2024

                                        Huawei nails it again. The design, display, the camera and battery. I'd buy one if I could, but for the lack of GMS, it's sad to put this one as an option only. Xiaomi 14 Ultra, on the other hand, with GMS, amazing build quality and amazing processor, is also a deal-breaker for its price and performance. But I'm just not a fan of its camera module design. Huawei wins the design and camera but loses to Xiaomi's performance and Play services.