Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Huawei Nova 11
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Huawei Nova 11, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 11
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 168g vs 199g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3582mAh
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1206x2622 pixels | 1084x2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 391 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 950 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1 % | 89.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 239 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) | 161.29 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 74.96 mm (2.95 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 6.88 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
- White - Black - Gold - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Adreno 642 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 844 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3558 | 1024 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8958 | 2941 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 32952 | n/a |
| CPU | 408349 | 193840 |
| GPU | 739305 | 138782 |
| Memory | 281199 | 125724 |
| UX | 365064 | 129840 |
| NanoReview Score | 1793917 | 588186 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 13 |
| OS Size | 18 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | EMUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 3582 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 13 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:38 h | 0:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:41 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 17:46 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:35 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 93 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 60 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8960x6720 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Omnivision OV60A |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | April, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | April, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 399 |
| MSRP ($) | 999 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 66 W |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro:
In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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