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Huawei Pura 70
256 GB, White, 6.60", Dual SIM, 50 Mpx, 5G
Huawei Pura 70: the Ultra model gets a retractable lens
2.5.2024
Translation: machine translated
Huawei presents its flagship smartphone series with a new name and a new look. The Pura 70, the Pura 70 Pro and the Pura 70 Ultra are now available for pre-order in Germany.
The new flagship series from Huawei has already been unveiled in China. Now three of the four Pura models (no Pura 70 Plus) are coming to Germany. The manufacturer continues to focus on good photography, but also shows some other innovations.
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Design and display: vegan leather and diamond carbon
The design of the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra is particularly eye-catching. It is the only model available in black, sage green and mocha. The Ultra also has a back made of vegan leather with fine patterns. The Huawei Pura 70 and the Huawei Pura 70 Pro are somewhat simpler and are available in black and white. A bright pink and light blue are also available in China.
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The two models Pura 70 Ultra and Pro have a 6.8-inch display, while the regular one measures 6.6 inches. The pixel density is just under 460 ppi in each case. They achieve a peak brightness of up to 2,500 nits. The devices also support an adaptive refresh rate of one to 120 hertz.
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The material of the displays comes from our own company and is called "Kunlun Glass". The Huawei Pura 70 and Pura 70 Pro feature "Super Durable Kunlun Glass", which is said to be 100 per cent more robust than the P60 Pro. In the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, a diamond-carbon material is added to this glass to increase the robustness to 300 per cent. Huawei calls the result "Crystal Armor Kunlun Glass".
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The devices are also dust and waterproof to IP68. A dive in fresh water up to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes is no problem for the smartphones.
Cameras: retractable lens and intelligent functions
Huawei continues to play to the strengths of its smartphone cameras. The Huawei P60 Pro had already impressed me here. The three models each have different cameras. Here are the specifications in advance:
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
- Main camera: 50MP, retractable lens
- Telephoto with macro: 50MP, 3.5x optical zoom
- Ultra wide angle: 40 MP
- Selfie camera: 13 MP
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
- Main camera: 50MP
- Telephoto with macro: 48MP, 3.5x optical zoom
- Ultra wide angle: 12.5 MP
- Selfie camera: 13 MP
Huawei Pura 70
- Main camera: 50 MP
- Telephoto: 5x optical zoom
- Ultra wide angle: 13 MP
- Selfie camera: 13 MP
The Huawei Pura 70 Ultra has the most promising camera module of the three new models. The 50 MP main camera has a retractable lens and a physical aperture. A 1-inch sensor is also built in. Huawei assures that the lens retracts automatically in the event of a fall.
Both the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and the Pro version have a macro telephoto camera. This allows you to capture small things from a greater distance. It has the option of up to 3.5x zoom. The macro camera also has a periscope telephoto aperture of F2.1, which should enable it to capture the light well.
The main camera of the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra has a digital zoom range of up to 200x. The regular Huawei Pura 70 and the Pro model have a 100x zoom.
You are supported by AI functions when taking photos. For portraits, for example, the smartphone automatically recognises light, shadows, blur and skin tones and adjusts the settings accordingly.
The so-called "Ultra Speed Snapshot" sounds exciting. This should allow you to take sharp photos of objects moving at up to 300 km/h. The function should be possible with both the main camera and the telephoto lens. Two images with different exposure times are taken and combined.
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Hardware: Charging the battery with up to 100 watts
The Huawei Pura 70 has been fitted with a 4900 mAh battery. This can be charged with 66 watts, wirelessly the battery accepts up to 50 watts. The "SuperCharge" fast charging function is available for both variants.
The Huawei Pura 70 Pro has a slightly larger battery with a capacity of 5050 mAh. This accepts up to 100 watts. Wirelessly, it is 80 watts, which means the battery should be half charged in 15 minutes.
The same charging capacities as the Pura 70 Pro (100W/80W) are also used in the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra. Here again a slightly larger battery with 5200 mAh.
Huawei is currently keeping a lid on the processor. All that is known is that Wi-Fi 6 will be used. Huawei has also not revealed whether 5G will be possible with the new devices. You had to do without it with the predecessor Huawei P60 Pro.
Software: EMUI 14.2
Huawei uses its own HarmonyOS operating system in version 4.2 for the smartphones, which also comes with its own user interface EMUI in version 14.2. You are guaranteed to receive updates from Huawei for two years and security patches for at least three years
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The software is sometimes the big minus in Europe. Because Huawei works without Google services. If you are technically inclined to experiment, you can try alternative apps. With the predecessor, the Huawei P60 Pro, I found it rather cumbersome, and I had to fall back on the web version for apps such as Whatsapp.
Price and availability
The devices will be officially available in our shop in Germany from 22 May. Huawei will not be bringing the devices to Switzerland for the time being.
Pura 70 - 12GB/256GB
Pura 70 Pro - 12GB/512GB
Pura 70 Ultra - 16GB/512GB
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