Last year, I moved to Alberta, Canada. It’s filled with glassy lakes, alpine ridges and amazing landscapes. Typically, you would love taking photos everywhere and you would want to bring your camera kits to take the amazing sceneries. But with the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra, this smartphone changed everything about how I take photos here in Alberta as this one has the power of a professional camera but it fits perfectly in my pocket.

Switchable dual telephoto lens makes it easier to capture wildlife

The HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra’s industry-first Switchable Dual Telephoto Camera lets you jump between true optical 3.7× and 10× on a single ultra large sensor. I can even go up to 100x zoom if I wanted to. In real use, that flexibility matters for me. I was able to capture wildlife in Calgary like rabbits everywhere instantly and from afar without spooking them, thanks to the dual telephoto of the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra. Same thing with capturing close ups or macro shots of insects like below that was captured using the 10x zoom of the HUAWEI Pura80 Ultra.

The zoom transition stays crisp and consistent across ranges, so you get sharp detail whether you’re framing a quick grab shot on a trail or compressing a mountain backdrop. It also enables legit tele-macro for insects, textures, and tiny trail details—without the mush you typically see from heavy digital zoom.

Ultra Chroma XMAGE Camera: Color that stays true outside

Ultra Chroma XMAGE Camera keeps colors realistic and consistent on every shot using the Pura 80 Ultra. This is something many smartphones struggle with. That matters to me because Canada’s mixed lighting includes bright snow, sweeping landscapes, and evergreen trees. These colors can be tricky yet stunning. With the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra’s Ultra Chroma XMAGE camera, expect clean whites, stable skin tones, and controlled highlights. Skies stay blue, mountains look true, and every shot I took, whether the light was harsh or scarce, came out color-accurate. Here are some shots I captured with the phone under different lighting conditions:

1-inch Ultra Lighting HDR camera with variable aperture

The main camera uses industry’s largest 1-inch sensor with a variable aperture system and an HDR pipeline rated up to 16 EV of dynamic range. That means brighter and cleaner night shots than most camera phones. You get a pro-level latitude when you’re dealing with harsh midday sun over snow or high-contrast forest scenes especially here in Alberta. You can shoot later, expose more safely, and spend less time rescuing blown highlights. In my experience, many smartphones tend to overexpose during winter and bright summer days, but with the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra, I didn’t see that. My shots stayed balanced with accurate colors.

It’s perfect for shooting on trails and outdoors in Canada

The smartphone is built for trails, travel, and tough weather as the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra comes with 2nd-gen Crystal Armor Kunlun Glass with enhanced outer screen scratch and drop resistance which has a 16x better scratch resistance and 25x better drop resistance.

You also get a IP68/IP69 dust and water protection snowy weather or a quick rinse after a muddy hike, up to 3,000 nits peak brightness on the X-True display so you don’t have to squint whenever you’re framing on exposed ridges, and a 5,170 mAh battery with 100 W wired and 80 W wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge to keep you shooting all day.

The Best All-Around Camera Phone

The HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra brings together the right pieces for creators like me. It comes with a tough build, a bright X-True display that stays visible under harsh sun, all-day battery with fast charging, and a camera system built for anything.

It comes with the industry’s largest 1-inch main sensor with strong HDR for snow and sky detail, plus Ultra Chroma XMAGE color that keeps tones natural in mixed lighting. All of that makes it a fit for Canada’s active outdoor activities and landscapes. And again, you get Switchable Dual Telephoto camera with consistent results across zoom ranges, and Ultra Chroma XMAGE camera that delivers color accuracy, preserve detail, a big-sensor main camera that holds brighter and better shots at night.

The switchable Dual Telephoto remains the game-changer as it can deliver a clear and crisp shots with its 3.7× and 10× for wildlife and distant landscapes in Alberta. With its industry-first Switchable Dual Telephoto Camera, Ultra Lighting 1-inch sensor, and Ultra Chroma XMAGE imaging system, HUAWEI continues to redefine what creators, photographers, and hobbyists can capture straight from their pockets. This innovation brings professional-grade camera prowess in your pocket whether you’re framing wildlife from afar, shooting landscapes across Alberta, or documenting city lights after dark.

If you want to have a professional camera which is excellent on both photos and videos at the size that can fit in your pocket for travel, the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra is the best choice that you can get today. The smartphone is now available in the Philippines for Php 89,999.

If you want to get one, the HUAWEI Pura 80 Ultra is now available at the HUAWEI Online Store, Shopee, and Lazada. The HUAWEI Pura 80 is also now available at the HUAWEI Online Store, Shopee, and Lazada.