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Huawei Pura X

Huawei Pura X
Huawei Pura X
Huawei Pura X
Huawei Pura X
Huawei Pura X
Huawei Pura X
R18,000
SKU: 5513
Brand: Huawei
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Maleoon 920
  • RAM: 12GB/16GB
  • Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB
  • Display: Foldable LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2500 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 50MP
  • OS: HarmonyOS 5.0

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

9.3
  • Display 10 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Performance 9 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10

PROS

  1. Aluminum frame, IPX8 dust/water resistant.
  2. Dual Foldable LTPO2 OLED display 120Hz refresh.
  3. Triple rear camera with 50MP, 8MP and 40MP.
  4. Stereo speakers, Infrared port and NFC.
  5. 66W wired and 40W wireless charging.

CONS

  1. 3.5mm Audio jack unavailable.

The premium Huawei Pura X has officially landed in the South African market. If you are looking to get your hands on this sleek device, here is a detailed breakdown of what to expect regarding its local pricing, market factors, and exactly where you can buy it.

Local Pricing & Market Factors

The Huawei Pura X starts at approximately ZAR 18,000 in South Africa. However, before you head out to purchase one, keep a few important factors in mind:

  • Location-Based Pricing: Final retail pricing can fluctuate slightly depending on your specific province, city, or local branch.

  • Retailer Markup vs. Promotions: Different stores offer unique promotional bundles (often including free wearables like Huawei bands or buds) or trade-in deals that can alter the net value.

  • Contracts vs. Cash: While the outright cash price sits around the ZAR 18,000 mark, mobile carriers provide flexible 24-month and 36-month contract options that distribute the cost over time.

Where to Buy the Huawei Pura X in South Africa

To make finding the device easier, its extensive network of official stockists and retail partners can be grouped into three main categories:

1. Mobile Carriers & Network Providers

If you prefer to upgrade an existing cellular plan or open a new contract, the device is available through South Africa’s major networks and their specialized outlets:

  • MTN

  • Cellucity

  • Chatz Connect

  • 4U

2. Major Retailers & Department Stores

For cash purchases, store card accounts, or in-store browsing, you can find the device on the shelves of these prominent nationwide department stores, supermarkets, and electronics outlets:

  • Makro

  • Game

  • Foschini

  • HiFi Corp

  • Mr Price

  • PEP

  • Ackermans

3. Online Stores & E-Commerce

If you prefer to skip the malls and have the phone delivered straight to your doorstep, you can order it securely online through:

  • Takealot

  • Hi Online (The official Huawei South Africa online store)

Pro Tip: Before buying cash retail, check the official Hi Online portal first. Huawei frequently runs exclusive web-only coupons, mystery box bundles, or extended 24-month warranties that independent retailers might not offer.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Huawei
Model Huawei Pura X
Announced 20 March, 2025
Released 20 March, 2025
Status Available
Price ZAR 18,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions Unfolded: 143.2 x 91.7 x 7.2 mm
Folded: 91.7 x 91.7 x 15.1 mm
Weight 193.7 g or 195.9 g (6.84 oz)
Protection IPX8 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Colors Red, Green, Gray, White, Black

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) Foldable LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2500 nits (peak)
Size 6.3 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~87.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1320 x 2120 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~396 ppi density)
Cover display:
LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3.5 inches, 980 x 980 pixels

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF
1.5 MP multi-spectral channel red maple primary color camera
Video 1080p, HDR Vivid
Selfie Camera 10.7 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p, HDR Vivid

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. HarmonyOS 5.0

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Kirin 9020
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Maleoon 920
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 12GB/16GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS, NavIC
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. 4720 mAh
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 66W wired
40W wireless
7.5W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired

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