Best phone camera specs. HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra w/ Switchable Dual Telephoto Camera now official in PH for PHP 89,999

Chinese tech titan HUAWEI today formally launched the Pura 80 Pro and Pura 80 Ultra in the Philippines.

Huge camera bump on the Pura 80 Ultra

Arguably, the most powerful camera phone in the world is now official in the Philippines

The HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra is the company's current flagship smartphone, boasting bleeding-edge camera hardware.

The size of HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra's telephoto camera vs a "normal" telephoto sensor

To recap, the device features the world's first Switchable Dual Telephoto Camera, featuring a massive 1/1.28-inch sensor designed for capturing incredible details and accurate colors. It uses a 50MP f/2.4 3.7x Telephoto Camera with Sensor Shift OIS, designed to take great Portrait shots, and a 12.5MP Telephoto Camera with 9.4x Optical Zoom and Sensor Shift OIS for super long-range snaps.

The full back design of HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra

Aside from its powerful telephoto lenses, the phone also has best-in-class 50MP 1-inch Ultra Lighting HDR Camera with f/1.6 to f/1.4 variable aperture and a highly capable 40MP f/2.2 ultra-wide shots, and a 1.5M Spectral Channels Ultra Chroma Camera.

For selfies, it uses a 13MP f/2.0 Wide Angle camera. All are powered by HUAWEI's XMAGE imaging tech

The rest of the specs

Display of the Pura 80 Ultra

The Pura 80 Ultra arrived in a sleek and stylish body with an IP68/69 dust and water resistance rating, a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED panel with 2848 x 1276 resolution, 1-120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, and is also protected by 2nd Gen Kunlun glass, Kirin chip, 12GB/512GB memory configuration, and a 5,170mAh battery with USB-C 100W SuperCharge and 80W Wireless SuperCharge.

The handset runs on EMUI 15.0 skin, not on HarmonyOS.

HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra Specs

Display: 6.8-inch Kunlun-glass 2nd gen protected LTPO OLED screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 2848 x 1276 resolution at 459 ppi

CPU: Kirin

RAM: 16GB

ROM: 512GB

Back Camera: 50MP f/1.6 1-inch Ultra Lighting HDR Camera w/ OIS + 40MP f/2.2 13mm Ultra-Wide Angle Camera + 50MP f/2.4 Telephoto Camera w/ 3.7x Optical Zoom, Sensor Shift OIS + 12.5MP Telephoto Camera w/ 9.4x Optical Zoom, Sensor Shift OIS + 1.5 M Spectral Channels Ultra Chroma Camera + Dual LED Flash

Selfie Camera: 13MP f/2.0 Wide Angle

Battery: 5,170mAh w/ 100W SuperCharge, 80W Wireless SuperCharge

OS: EMUI 15.0

Connectivity: WiFi 7, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2 (SBC, AAC, LDAC, L2HC), OTG, GPS (L1 + L5), NFC, GPS (L1 + L5), dual SIM

Sensors: Gravity, hall, gyroscope, light, proximity, gesture, barometric pressure

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, IR Blaster, IP68/69 water and dust resistance, stereo speakers, USB-C, Colors: Prestige Gold, Golden Black

Dimensions: 163 x 76.1 8.3 mm

Weight: 233.5 g

Price: PHP 89,999

To read our review: HUAWEI Pura 80 Pro, 80 Ultra Review - Camera Gold Standard

Price and availability

HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra - PHP 89,999

HUAWEI Pura 80 Pro and 80 Ultra pre-order details:

Pay PHP 500 to get PHP 3,000 OFF (July 10 to August 6)

Pay the remaining balance from August 7 to August 28

PHP 2,000 off early bird voucher for Shopee, Lazada, TikTok (Starts at July 31)

PHP 2,000 off for HUAWEI Online Store (starts on August 7).