Huawei Nova 14 Ultra VS Huawei Pura 80 Pro Plus

Both the Huawei Nova 14 Ultra and the Huawei Pura 80 Pro Plus share the same IP68 waterproof rating, meaning neither has an advantage in terms of water and dust protection — both can handle submersion under the same conditions. Neither device offers a rugged build or a foldable form factor, so they compete squarely as conventional all-screen slabs.

Where they diverge is in physical footprint and mass. The Nova 14 Ultra comes in at 204 g and 7.8 mm thick, while the Pura 80 Pro Plus is noticeably heavier at 219 g and slightly thicker at 8.3 mm. A 15 g difference is tangible during extended one-handed use or all-day carry — it is roughly the weight of three stacked coins. The 0.5 mm thickness gap is subtler but contributes to the Nova 14 Ultra's smaller overall volume (96.4 cm³ vs 103.0 cm³), making it the more pocket-friendly of the two. Both phones are nearly identical in height and width, so the slimmer, lighter profile of the Nova 14 Ultra is the primary differentiator here.

On design ergonomics, the Nova 14 Ultra holds a clear edge: it is meaningfully lighter and slimmer without sacrificing any protection standard. Users who prioritize comfortable daily handling will find it the easier device to live with, while the Pura 80 Pro Plus's added bulk likely reflects internal hardware choices rather than a design preference.

At a glance, these two displays are remarkably close. Both use OLED/AMOLED panels, land within a hair of each other in screen size (6.81″ vs 6.8″), and match on pixel density at roughly 460 ppi — a level where individual pixels are essentially invisible to the naked eye at normal viewing distances. The shared 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate mean scrolling feel and touch responsiveness will be indistinguishable between the two devices. Both also feature an Always-On Display and branded damage-resistant glass, so neither holds a structural advantage in durability or ambient notification visibility.

The one concrete differentiator is HDR support. The Nova 14 Ultra supports HDR10, while the Pura 80 Pro Plus does not support any HDR standard based on the provided data. In practice, HDR10 enables the display to render a wider range of brightness and color when streaming compatible content — meaning the Nova 14 Ultra can take advantage of HDR-graded video from supported platforms, producing more lifelike highlights and deeper shadows in those scenes. Neither phone supports HDR10+ or Dolby Vision, so the Nova 14 Ultra′s advantage is real but not at the top tier of HDR capability.

The displays are functionally a near-perfect tie in everyday use, but the Nova 14 Ultra earns a narrow edge thanks to its HDR10 support — a meaningful differentiator for users who consume a lot of streaming video and want their content rendered as the creators intended.

The silicon story here is a study in contrasts. The Nova 14 Ultra runs on the Kirin 8000 built on a 5 nm process node, while the Pura 80 Pro Plus uses the Kirin 9010 on a 7 nm node. Smaller fabrication nodes generally allow more transistors per unit area and improved power efficiency — meaning the Kirin 8000′s 5 nm design has a structural advantage in squeezing more performance per watt. Given that both chips share an identical 6W TDP, the Nova 14 Ultra′s more advanced node could translate to more thermal headroom for sustained workloads before throttling becomes a factor.

Memory tells the opposite story. The Pura 80 Pro Plus comes equipped with 16 GB of RAM running at 2750 MHz, compared to the Nova 14 Ultra′s 12 GB at 2200 MHz. Both the capacity and speed advantages are meaningful: more RAM allows more apps to remain active in the background without reloading, and faster memory bandwidth accelerates data-hungry tasks like image processing, gaming, and AI workloads. The 550 MHz gap in RAM speed is not trivial — it represents a roughly 25% bandwidth advantage for the Pura 80 Pro Plus in memory-intensive scenarios. Both phones offer a generous 1024 GB of internal storage, so neither user will face space constraints.

Weighing these factors, the performance category does not have a clean winner. The Nova 14 Ultra holds the chip efficiency edge thanks to its newer 5 nm process, but the Pura 80 Pro Plus counters with a meaningful memory advantage — more RAM and faster speeds — that will benefit multitasking and compute-heavy use cases. Users who prioritize sustained efficiency and raw chip architecture will lean toward the Nova 14 Ultra; those who run demanding, parallel workloads will appreciate the Pura 80 Pro Plus′s memory headroom.

The rear camera systems diverge in interesting ways. The Nova 14 Ultra leads with a wider primary aperture of f/1.4 versus the Pura 80 Pro Plus′s f/1.6 — a meaningful gap that allows more light to hit the sensor, benefiting low-light photography with reduced noise and faster shutter speeds. The Pura 80 Pro Plus counters with a stronger telephoto reach at 4x optical zoom compared to 3.7x, and its tertiary lens resolves a much higher 40 MP versus just 13 MP on the Nova 14 Ultra — delivering significantly more detail and cropping flexibility in that focal range. The Pura 80 Pro Plus also includes a dual-tone LED flash, which produces more natural-looking skin tones in flash-assisted shots by mixing warm and cool light temperatures; the Nova 14 Ultra lacks this feature.

The selfie camera is where the Nova 14 Ultra pulls ahead decisively. It sports a dual 50 + 8 MP front camera system, giving users both a high-resolution primary selfie lens and a secondary wide-angle option — useful for group shots or environmental portraits. The Pura 80 Pro Plus offers a single 13 MP front sensor, which is a substantial step down in both resolution and versatility for front-facing photography.

Neither phone has a clear sweep across all categories — this is a genuine trade-off. The Pura 80 Pro Plus holds the edge for rear photography, offering better zoom reach, a higher-resolution tertiary lens, and superior flash quality. But the Nova 14 Ultra wins the selfie battle convincingly with its dual high-resolution front system. Buyers who prioritize portrait and social media shooting should weight the front camera advantage heavily; those focused on zoom and rear versatility will prefer the Pura 80 Pro Plus.

Across every operating system feature captured in the provided data, the Huawei Nova 14 Ultra and the Huawei Pura 80 Pro Plus are identical — a complete spec-for-spec match. Both support privacy controls for camera and microphone, dark mode, battery health monitoring, customizable notifications, split-screen multitasking, widgets, voice commands, device tracking, child lock, sharing intents, and multi-user functionality. These are all meaningful quality-of-life features, and the fact that both devices offer the full set means neither user is sacrificing anything on the software convenience front.

One shared limitation worth noting: neither phone receives direct OS updates. This is a notable consideration for long-term ownership, as it implies both devices rely on indirect or manufacturer-mediated update paths rather than receiving updates straight from the platform source — which can affect the timeliness and consistency of security patches and feature rollouts over the device′s lifespan.

This category is an unambiguous tie. There is no differentiator — not a single feature present on one device that is absent on the other. Prospective buyers should weight operating system specs equally between these two models and look to other categories to inform their decision.

Wired charging is a draw: both phones support 100W fast charging and ship with a charger in the box, meaning topping up from low battery to a usable level takes roughly the same amount of time on either device. The real separation comes in two areas. First, raw capacity — the Pura 80 Pro Plus packs a 5700 mAh cell versus the Nova 14 Ultra′s 5500 mAh, a 200 mAh difference that, while not dramatic, can translate to an additional 20–30 minutes of screen-on time under typical usage conditions. For heavy users who consistently push their phone through a full day, that margin can matter.

The more consequential gap is the presence of wireless charging on the Pura 80 Pro Plus — a feature the Nova 14 Ultra entirely lacks. Wireless charging is a meaningful lifestyle convenience: it enables effortless top-ups on a pad at a desk or nightstand without fumbling for a cable, and is particularly valued by users who charge frequently throughout the day in short bursts rather than in one long overnight session.

The Pura 80 Pro Plus holds a clear battery advantage on both fronts — marginally more capacity for longer endurance, and wireless charging for greater daily flexibility. The Nova 14 Ultra′s omission of wireless charging is the more impactful of the two gaps, and users who rely on that convenience will find it a hard feature to give up once accustomed to it.

Shared ground first: both phones drop the 3.5mm headphone jack, offer stereo speakers, and support LDAC — Sony′s high-resolution Bluetooth audio codec that transmits up to three times the data of standard Bluetooth audio, making it the gold standard for wireless listening with compatible headphones. Neither device supports aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or FM radio, so the feature set is narrow on both sides.

The sole differentiator is that the Nova 14 Ultra additionally supports aptX, which the Pura 80 Pro Plus lacks. aptX is an older Qualcomm codec that offers better audio quality than standard SBC over Bluetooth, and while it is less capable than LDAC, its value lies in compatibility — a wider range of wireless headphones and earbuds support aptX than LDAC. This means the Nova 14 Ultra can negotiate a higher-quality connection with a broader ecosystem of Bluetooth audio devices, whereas the Pura 80 Pro Plus is limited to LDAC or falling back to standard SBC with non-LDAC accessories.

The Nova 14 Ultra holds a narrow audio edge purely due to its broader codec support. For users with LDAC-compatible headphones, the real-world difference will be imperceptible — both phones will perform equally well. But for those with aptX-only accessories, the Nova 14 Ultra is the more versatile pairing, while the Pura 80 Pro Plus may deliver a compressed audio experience with that same hardware.

The connectivity foundations are identical: both phones support 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, dual SIM, USB Type-C, and a shared sensor suite including GPS, Galileo, gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and infrared. Wi-Fi 7 is the most future-proof wireless standard currently available, offering significantly higher throughput and lower latency than Wi-Fi 6 — so both devices are well-equipped for next-generation home and enterprise networks.

Where the Pura 80 Pro Plus pulls ahead is in three distinct areas. Its USB 3.1 port versus the Nova 14 Ultra′s USB 2.0 is the most practically impactful difference — USB 3.1 delivers data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps compared to USB 2.0′s 480 Mbps ceiling, making a dramatic difference when transferring large files like 4K video to a computer. Beyond that, the Pura 80 Pro Plus includes emergency SOS via satellite — a safety feature that allows distress signals to be sent even without cellular coverage, which can be life-critical in remote areas — and a barometer, useful for weather awareness, altitude tracking, and navigation applications. The Nova 14 Ultra offers none of these three.

The Pura 80 Pro Plus holds a meaningful advantage in this category. The USB 3.1 upgrade alone is a tangible daily benefit for anyone who regularly transfers files, and satellite SOS is a compelling differentiator for travelers or outdoor users. The Nova 14 Ultra matches up on wireless connectivity, but its USB 2.0 limitation and missing sensors leave it a clear step behind here.

The miscellaneous feature set for these two devices is a complete mirror image. Both include a video light, and neither features sapphire glass, a curved display, or an e-paper secondary screen. There is simply no differentiator to unpack here — every data point in this group lands identically for the Nova 14 Ultra and the Pura 80 Pro Plus.

This category is an unambiguous tie. Buyers should disregard it entirely when weighing one device against the other and focus their decision on the more substantive differences surfaced in other specification groups.