Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Review | Supernatural Camera Phone!

Reviewing the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, one of the absolute best camera phones in 2024 with impressive pro photo abilities. This full tour of the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra shows off the EMUI features and hardware ahead of the global release - but are you tempted, at a whopping 1499 Euros?
If your priority is that camera tech, you're going to like this smartphone. A lot. It's up there with the Xiaomi 14 Ultra for natural looking everyday shots, including some tasty HDR photos. But the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra is on another level for action snaps, capturing crisp images even when your subject is booking it.
Of course it's EMUI, not Android, so you'll have to endure a lack of Google and Play Store action - even on the global model. The Huawei Pura 70 Ultra doesn't offer the same app support as rivals, and you'll be dependent on APKs.
Battery life is excellent however and the performance is certainly good enough for swift everyday use. And yes, the less said about the games on the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, the better.
So that's this fresh 2024 flagship phone, what do you reckon?
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Review Chapters:
0:00 - Chatty start bit
0:32 - Design
2:14 - Features & EMUI
5:01 - Display & audio
6:19 - Performance & gaming
8:25 - Battery life
9:04 - Cameras
13:54 - Verdict

[@stanleyrudzani1592]

Huawei is one of the company that is not afraid to change the design of the phone everytime......

[@RPGnerd1991]

Same with other Chinese companies. It seems Apple and Samsung are the lazy ones

[@ahmadahmal2942]

Its not about afraid its a bout making profit as much as possible. Apple and Samsung are copying pasting their same boring old design for years by not investing to much in R&D +removing cables and charger. While Huawei is still giving people a fresh design for each phone they release and + a very highend quality charger with USB-C and Standard USB plugs.

[@victorutomo7244]

When you don't need to care about US people, people start to grow their intellect and creativity.

[@StevoHDA]

change the camera design and you come to that conclusion?? fiking fanboy

[@butter5144]

​@@ahmadahmal2942but i love Samsung 🥺🇰🇷

[@keith3362]

USA - the camera is too darn good - ban that company.

[@scrumpy213]

@keith3362 😅too true, also... USA we can't hide all our sneaky spyware shit on their tech...ban that company😅 and blackmail all the lapdog western governments not to deal with them either😅

[@davout5775]

The camera is pretty ok for the high-end segment but nothing impressive or industry leading.

[@OuiAsk]

@@davout5775 right, it's not all that innovative. It's one of the top tiers but nothing we've never seen before

[@davout5775]

@@OuiAsk People are just hyped because it is a comeback story. Not that they would buy one or anything. "Oh boy, it is a 1 inch sensor" as if we didn't have those for 2-3 years already. Except that Qualcomm offers much superior ISP and overall SoC in all matters, faster RAM and SSD and all kinds of hardware that is better

[@ravenfloresca7468]

I don't think US banned Huawei, a State owned (China) company, just due to Camera🤔

[@n10tkey1]

I really love the fact Huawei always comes with a fresh design. Looking at Apple and Samsung who have been recycling the same design for years, this is really a nice change.

[@zeblackboi]

"Fresh" doesn't make it any better.

[@n10tkey1]

@@zeblackboi They've nailed it every single time so far. What Apple and Samsung are doing is just boring.

[@zeblackboi]

@n10tkey1 That's why 80% percent of pro tech reviewers carry Samsung and not Huawei.

[@tahmidahmedsiam]

​@@zeblackboibecause of the us sanction and btw 80% KZbinr using iphone rather than Samsung 😂

[@zeblackboi]

@tahmidahmedsiam Check again buddy.

[@idhvmizzvdin]

Been an iPhone user after Google banned..I miss the huawei smartphone vibe. The build quality is insanely high quality, very reliable and hardly hear any manufacturing issues or defects ever since the first Huawei Ascend P1. I’ve used P1, P2, P6, P7, P10 and P30 before, they were all superb!

[@pullakiss]

Agreed! The phone itself just felt perfect. Rich and was a good choice in the long term! But after the Google ban...

[@RagingBad]

Google didn't ban anyone, the US government did

[@idhvmizzvdin]

@@RagingBad Duhh…we all know it’s the government. There’s no logical reason for Google to ban Huawei from economic standpoint as it was one of Google’s biggest partner.

[@danielcesaramadio1063]

Imagino essa marca é a número um na China creio eu, eu temho um vivo iqooo 11 pro imagina esse aí

[@saintsodi]

same,, i love huawei but we need google in our phone

[@onyekaonyido2931]

Huawei, really killing it...

[@MegaLol2xd]

Nah, it's not even the best and costs double $$

[@KingKeladi]

Every aspects killing it. Except for chipset is a let down

[@ekinzaghi]

Chipset has no issue here . Most phones sell numbers and not performance . There is nothing this phone is incapable of doing that other phones will do . None ​@@KingKeladi

[@green_106]

That's true, even benchmark doesn't prove anything, because flagship phones run as smooth as all​@@ekinzaghi

[@lammatt]

With half the performance of 8gen3 but priced the same as a s24u

[@kindofanmol]

Man something about the front of this phone makes it look like its a generation ahead of all other phones with even-bezels.

[@user-jm3mi5zj3e]

It's curved around 4 sides that's why its look way more premium and nice

[@KarlTheExpert]

Looks rather outdated, since getting an S24 Ultra I realized that I love sharp corners and these here are absurdly round. Also that camera hole seems rather large. Add to that the cursed camera bump and surved screen-edges and I have no idea why anyone thinks this is ahead of anything.

[@Arthur-zu6wg]

@@KarlTheExpert sharp corners that dig into your hand and can be used to cut Apple

[@zeblackboi]

No it doesn't

[@joelconolly5574]

​@@KarlTheExpertsounds like fanboyism to me.

[@mikadavies660]

I had a Huawei P30 Pro before the Americans ferked it up... brilliant phone. Stunning camera. Would love to buy another but really need the playstore software.

[@JessicaScott-rd1qv]

I had this phone it was brilliant I now have a samsung and not as good

[@OliverSG1]

Honor magic 5 pro and honor magic 6 pro are rebranded Huawei phones and just as good if not better. I have magic 5 pro it's way better than p30 pro. Make sure to go honor next time you won't regret it.

[@Glenn056]

@@OliverSG1 i went with the honor magic 5 pro and regretted it. Overrated camera and buggy software

[@mikadavies660]

@@OliverSG1 Thanks for the tip.

[@serrael-182]

Maybe china f***d it up by supporting every damn dictator and their wars across the planet and threatening a peacefull country next to it with war. Or how about tibet, the uiguren? But yes the us are of course the bad ones...

[@zehahaha603]

Noticed the wallpaper and I’ve got to say: EXPLOSION!!!

[@josephgeffrard6934]

No wonder why they have been trying to keep it out of the US market.

[@jevonsims900]

Yeah, Huawei ban was about protecting the wealthy. Samsung, Apple, and Google were protecting their shareholder's stock.

[@davout5775]

It is not an iPhone or a Samsung but it is ok in comparison with other Chinese brands. The only issue is the price

[@luisfigueiredo8963]

I miss Huawei phones

[@ashtonsamuel9510]

I am really impressed with the faster shutter speed :)

[@andrejchudo7354]

I think only for software.

[@bobbysup]

Not to mention the 15 watt wireless charging on the Samsung which Huawei had 6 years ago (p30 pro)

[@BodegaCat90]

The images that come out of this thing are so nice. Best looking photos I've seen in a while. Wish we had this in the states.

[@green_106]

The only guy from USA that still like Huawei products, respect 💯

[@Frankie_Freedom]

@@green_106 I'm a big fan of Huawei and would probably get this

[@samhouston10]

Buh can one buy and use it Here in the states

[@jevonsims900]

Nope, you'll have to settle for Google's photo processing software sending all your photo data to Google Servers.

[@theemotionalremix]

​@@green_106 everyone knows how good Huawei is. The US just didn't want Huawei to overtake the iPhone.

[@Zukki13]

Damn this phone is a beast. Huawei always ahead of time. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bobbysup]

Finally a Huawei Pura review! Good job!

[@untraveled99]

ur the only big channel reviewing it ❤

[@omo311]

The thing i love huawei phones but i can't have them...

[@Glenn056]

imagine yearning for huaweis lmao

[@prinzexisalowqualityytber]

​@@Glenn056why not

[@Glenn056]

@@prinzexisalowqualityytber they suck from experience

[@danii2609]

​@@Glenn056 Huaweis used to be great, before the USA screwed them over. Honor, which shares Huawei DNA, make great phones with google services. They easily compete with Samsung and Apple.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@prinzexisalowqualityytber because the phones communism party

[@BattleRapMultiverse]

Love how they did the bezels on this screen and the shape as well. Looks super clean.

[@damndan]

I had a Huawei P30 pro that was phenomenal! Thanks for the review

[@FactionParadox2090]

Mum said we're not supposed to call you Uncle anymore- In all seriousness though thanks for reviewing this, when they do launch this globally it'll be my next phone for sure.

[@alischan]

Really need to get my hands on one for some camera comparisons, Huaweis hardware is awesome.

[@cindydevaras1014]

Wow❤❤❤ One of the nice things that I love about Huawei products is that, their phone are borderless, thin bezels. Even their laptop have thin bezels.. While Samsung phone entry level and event their midramge phone have seemingly thick bezels. While midrange Huawei phone already have thin bezels..

[@tfkdandsvkc]

The camera module is so creative and well designed

[@youngfigaro]

Gbox is a lifesaver for Huawei phones. The pura 70 ultra is a very good phone, apart from it's performance, which is similar to the Tensor G3 (which is pretty bad). For people who don't game much, it's still a very solid phone as the processor is more than enough for daily tasks.

[@ahmadahmal2942]

" apart from it's performance" the performance is fantastic. it can play Genshin impact at 60fps for hours without overheating and thermal throttling. meanwhile the A17 pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro Max is still getting very hot during gaming, causing thermal throttling.

[@Cantripping]

​@@ahmadahmal2942Genshin isn't really the best benchmark anymore. HSR is a better example.

[@youngfigaro]

​@@ahmadahmal2942I wish, though Antutu, Geekbench and the hardware disagrees. It's prime core is clocked at 2.3Ghz which is nothing compared to it's competitors, while it's 7nm process makes it less efficient. The GPU is also the same as the Kirin 9000S, which performs much worse than the Dimensity 9300 or 8 Gen 3. This can be clearly shown in the 3Dmark wild life performance test, where it's competitors scored over 3x that of Huawei's (16k Vs 5k)

now emui has the option to activate microg with which you can install android apps more easily and more integrated with the system

[@cincogus]

​@ HarmonyOS

[@kingsleyobiriyeboah1746]

I've been waiting days for your review

[@TechSpurt]

Haha hope it's been worth the wait!

[@abusanad4844]

Switching from iPhone to Huawei was a delightful decision! The Huawei phone exceeds all expectations, surpassing both Samsung and iPhone in my opinion. I made the switch due to the greed of other companies, who prioritize profit by selling chargers and headphones separately, exploiting customers. In contrast, Huawei values its customers and refrains from such exploitation.

[@camotech1314]

😂😂😂

[@yo.poldoo]

Good lord, calm down china.

[@mellouli1412]

still rocking my Mate 20 RS Porsche Design since 2018 and got a new display over the insurance a couple weeks ago. The phone is from 2018 still has 83 % of the battery runs on 8,0 GB RAM Huawei Kirin 980 and a 3120 x 1440 4k OLED Display and of course its beautiful and still runs all the google apps. BEST PHONE I HAD SO FAR

[@bruins74r27]

Still have Huawei P20PRO, April 2018.

[@madidimalojoel]

Man i like one thing about you. You dont take sides when you do a review

[@julambre]

watching using my huawei nova 9, still satisfying

[@g_gurl07matutina82]

Thank you 😍 I'm glad I didn't regret my purchase. Mine is color brown 😉.

[@EhsanMusic]

That phone is beautiful

[@daleycarter]

It looks like a middle aged womans handbag 👜

[@EhsanMusic]

@@daleycarter atleast Huawei tries everything different when it comes to design. Look how many copies their circular design, and their 2 camera bumps above each other and much more. I'm sure others will follow this too.

[@adityasalunkhe1288]

@@daleycarter way better than your trash iphone and samsung design lol

[@adityasalunkhe1288]

@@EhsanMusic exactly

[@green_106]

​@@EhsanMusicthe 2 tone back design of the oppo find x7 looks like a copy of the Huawei mate 60

[@xofrevlise]

Woo ... Justice Bao, that takes me back a good few years, was awesome when I watched it!

[@emexokezie7796]

Jealous apple conspired to cut this brand just because they were out selling iPhones..!

[@asahinayanase3364]

iphone is garbage

[@KarlTheExpert]

They cut themselves down by being spying and stealing Chinese fraudsters.

[@Powerz8]

And I was searching for a phone to buy because I can't stand the storage of iphones. Then comes Huawei,it was my first phone way back in 2019 and it cracked but it's sensor was on point. I haven't had a responsive phone in a while😊

[@ajm737]

Any phone will do not just China Huawei phones, there were a lot of issues with Huawei even chinese people are hating it. 😉

[@AutoTop-DE]

Can you please tell me about the video stability?

[@madmike6942]

huawei has the best battery management on the planet

[@RagingBad]

So good it'll close important communication apps and not allowing the user to receive notifications

[@madmike6942]

@@RagingBad never had that problem

[@innocentanthony3324]

@@RagingBad never happened

[@sinhell13]

@@RagingBad so, you only said it without ever owned one? "Others said that, and i believe them"? 🤔

[@krusader85]

That dude with the black face is Justice Bao, a legendary judge in the Song Dynasty. Think of it as a chinese Sherlock Holmes

[@JCZhang-dp3kv]

exactly

[@TheJadedSkeptic]

and this was the old rendition from a Taiwan production I believe.

[@saqibzafar7113]

I am using the Huawei Mate 20 pro today in 2024 and bought it when it came out in 2018. Only had a battery change in 2022 for 25 pounds. Got a wireless charger and watch for free and these work flawlessly even today. Phone has google services installed and was one of the last Huawei devices to have it. I have everything I need and cannot justify spending money on a new phone even now. It works pretty well. Ofc there are minor glitches occasionally, but you would expect for a phone this old but you restart it and everything works fine. There has been no slowing down like apple at all. The screen still looks like new even today. A clean wipe and it still looks like shiny new. The abuse it has had in my office and gym bag has also been extreme. But I never bother. I have lost count of the number of times it has fallen from my pockets on hard flooring and still no scratches. It is unbelievable. An iphone would break in one day with that abuse. No wonder why the Americans are worried about this Chinese company!

[@davidalmond6019]

As an old Huawei mate 20 owner loved the cameras in its time , without the G love there is now not much to press the button again to another.

[@ianph92]

I miss their phones so much.. hasn’t been the same since I switched to Samsung/iphone after the p20 pro

[@m47536]

You should have got a Honor Magic phone not Samsung and Iphone,partner...I chose Honor Magic 4 Pro from P2 Pro and soooo happy user. Its a 85% full Huawei( even night mode,detail camera and battery are better into Huawei)😜

[@k1dalhd]

get huawei with gbox or microG :) having all the apps.

[@moeza76]

6:08 I used to love the Judge Bao show when I was a kid.

[@TechSpurt]

I need to find an English dub!

[@sinhell13]

@@TechSpurt yes you need to find it.. the series is very good (as i can remember 🤔)

[@clems2277]

The puns and the sarcasm. Good stuff!

[@dani3l.grigoras]

Is it featuring a native call recording option?

[@wenglou2962]

How about the network speedtest? 4G but has 5G speed, or just normal 4G?

[@cincogus]

Now we can say that they are finally back

[@kevinescuderom.8935]

Is there any cinematic mode on the video options?

[@who3062]

samsung and apple cannot beat huawei

[@tomislavbosnjak66]

That camera hill 🤭🤭 But I love Huawei 😍😍

[@dukeinbelarus999]

Very good videos you make. Telling us the important things. Tell me, what vlogging camera phone has some of these advantages.... Great optics, records vids for KZbin using front and back camera simultaneously, at least 6.7 screen, expandable memory to 512, battery size of 5000ma, and any other goodies. Thanks!

[@luofubo]

Heard that Pura 70 series is going to Malaysia with Google all enabled, you may want to fly to Malaysia this month to try it out again.

[@KarChunKC-ir6wz]

Is not and not advertised as such. But you can definitely side load it..

[@davidmyers5545]

I had the P20 pro, it had a brilliant camera but the fingerprint button developed a fault where the button was constantly hot. O2 weren't interested in repairing or replacing

[@lakka1148]

I have a 5 year old huawei p20 pro, it's still working good. Got only a new screen and a new battery after 4years.

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

100 watts. Meanwhile Samsung is just considering doing 65 watts.

[@hillaryhillary2098]

NoteNam flashbacks

[@Vhlathanosh]

@@hillaryhillary2098LOL, the good ol grenades in the pocket

[@hillaryhillary2098]

@@Vhlathanosh yep

[@hillaryhillary2098]

@@Vhlathanosh yep

[@KenHu8]

Great phone! Great review!

[@Tech_With_Omar]

Who sees that if it wasn't for google, huawei would be one of if not the most successful smartphone brands

[@ltd1980]

Up until the ban, Huawei were definitely taking over the mobile phone market. I had the mate 10 pro and thrn p30 pro which was an awesome phone

[@duckandchrisify]

Huawei did a great job. I admire company and people work hard. They should get the merit. I will buy one tomorrow. By the way, hong kong and shenzhen looks great under your photography. Next time you come to hk again i buy you a coffee.

[@augustinecs9472]

Wow. Huawei 🤩

[@tjey379]

In a world where the top handset manufacturers have decided to produce the same designers over and over again it is nice to see companies that dare to be outlandish with their designs . This is one interesting device but what is it with Huawei and the strange games? Never the less I can't recall when I last saw a phone that had an erectile functionality good job Huawei you are truly persevering through adversity.

[@michaelbmw1931]

Does it have Desctop mode like Huawei Mate 20 Pro?

[@wernervienna]

just came here to see the Statham rating - and of course to hear you say shenanigans :-)

[@EdrawEdits]

Yey its global😊 im buying it fr

[@-_-__--_-_-___-]

I used to have a huawei mate 40 pro (without google services), unfortunately I broke it. Now i have a galaxy s23 ultra and OMG! This phone is nothing compared to my experience with huawei. Sure it has the gms but the overall experience is way worst than i expected. I'm really thinking about coming back to huawei and this pura 70 ultra seems very interesting.

[@mikoyeshiro963]

I really like the phone. The quality and camera are awesome...the system, no problem at all.

[@ngsteve2173]

The snapshot mode deserves more minutes in the camera review section coz it just does magic. Also for portrait photos it had always been iPhone's specialty but this phone really caught up and in all honestly, is just as good as iPhone, if not better.

[@truman3.0]

Does this have PWM screen reducing flicker rate technology like the Honor 90 5G ?

[@victornafwa2471]

The only phone that is brings new stuff on the table every year..

[@ayukgeraldayuk1376]

Huawei is just amazing always exceptional and durable , one of the things I don't lie about them is that they are very expensive. I used the P20 pro for 4years plus

[@kiyochan2342]

11:57 omg what a beautiful photo

[@danielcesaramadio1063]

Se eh lokooo toppp demais até o momento o melhor de todos os Android tenho um vivo iqooo 11 pro imagina esse aí

[@AAT305]

Best phones ever fuck the ban

[@lianethereseberms9339]

i always love watching you @techspurt. very informative videos. before purchasing anything online you already have that sense of confidence that your preference as a customer is met. love you man! cheers! 🎉

[@profx5815]

Thanks uncle for another one

[@NasaryZalmai]

HUAWEI may be the most resilient company on earth 😮

[@Blakeyboy2012]

Miss my huawei days😢

[@shafiqshafor-sj1th]

Where can i find that wallpaper on the phone.... the anime in me craves it as my next wallpaper.

[@mubusherhussain9009]

Love Huawei from Pakistan and waiting launch its smartphone again in Pakistan

[@sadie513]

If Huawei still had Google support, I'd still be using it. In fact, my father is still using my old Mate 20. Yes, it's still working fine and still takes good photos.

[@roro4787]

There is an easy workaround but yeah it doesn't come out of the box

[@kozaakozicka]

Wooow nice photos And video 😮

[@dennisnavarro9721]

Love this phone wish I could buy it now that it runs Google apps

[@Njaaak]

Shame with the android thingy, had Honor 8, years ago, best phone ever.. Loved the fingerprint on the back, always worked flawless..

[@Kris_96]

EXPLOSION!

[@mag1319]

Thanks Uncle Spurt, Huawei blowers look stunning if only they still had google. Remember my Huawei P9 I enjoyed that phone so much.

[@jevonsims900]

Google needs you; you don't need Google.

[@Monarchian]

Pls share link of that wallpaper you've got on your lock screen

[@semilianowaszkowski7325]

Wish Huawei still had access to Google services because without a shadow of a doubt I would have bought the pura 70 Ultra

[@farukahmed4778]

Huawei is the only company that brings new innovations in the tech world,, ❤

[@JuniorKulilong]

The king huawei

[@viharreddy1336]

I really like all your wallpapers, could you maybe share a link with those anime wallpapers.

[@FusionHyperion]

I have the Huawei P40 Pro + at the moment and I'm really hesitating to switch to this new Pura 70 Ultra but the price is just too damn high at the moment, I think I will wait for some discounts on it.

[@mali_pleonazmic]

Is it still possible to install google pack like it could've been done 3-4 years ago?

[@jochen3154]

Yes, you can always bypass the ban if you know your way around it.

[@blueskies666]

Finally upgrade from my Mate 20 pro to the iPhone 15 max and my god do I miss my HUAWEI

[@KrouJames]

Huawei can make a way out even if someone tries to close its door.

[@user-zh4nf6io5r]

Hwzit brother. Please do a a review of the Realme GT5 Pro

[@imansinghrai4254]

हेर्दै जा विश्व ले प्रयोग गर्ने छ King Of Phone💪💪

[@markultimax5300]

I really wish huawei would get google someday, I just dont want the hassle, their flagship phones impress me all the time.

[@michaelbmw1931]

The best number 1 phone in the world right now.

[@kchiasong1]

King Huawei

[@marcosentines]

No gms on Huawei is such a shame. They still making great devices. I really like design. It's stand out from others.

[@khl6726]

Vivo x100 pro vs Huawei pura ultra which phone is better mate?

[@AlienwareXable]

Despite their ban I will buy one

[@quickercupid]

are you in Hong Kong now?

[@josiahenunwa841]

Nice phone,clear cameras but I don’t like too much ads while playing games