Huawei Nova 11 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 11 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 11
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3200mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 11 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 950 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 86.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1804 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.29 mm (6.35 in) 147.5 mm (5.81 in)
Width 74.96 mm (2.95 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 6.88 mm (0.27 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 11
89.6 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
86.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 11 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 642 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 512 640
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 11
1024
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 11
2941
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6382
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10242519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29416382
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 11
588186
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1441348
CPU193840381160
GPU138782472052
Memory125724258668
UX129840329468
NanoReview Score5881861441348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
9874
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9874

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
UI Skin EMUI 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
24:20
Web Browsingn/a09:41 h
Video Playbackn/a16:03 h
Gamesn/a05:38 h
Standby Moden/a112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 139
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX803
Sensor sizen/a1/1.28
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
143
Video quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
149
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a91

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 17 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
139
Video quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
154

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)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/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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