Huawei Nova 12 Ultra vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S, vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.76in
- Lighter design: 198g vs 227g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.76 in | 6.73 in |
| Resolution | 1224x2776 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 89.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 97.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.14 mm (6.42 in) | 163.18 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 74.96 mm (2.95 in) | 74.64 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 7.68 mm (0.3 in) | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Eco Leather |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max Frequency | 2620 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.53 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120) - 1/2.62 (TaiShan V120) |
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | SMIC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1328 | 1995 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4115 | 5419 |
| CPU | 274900 | 389140 |
| GPU | 150777 | 596405 |
| Memory | 231760 | 297015 |
| UX | 165804 | 242361 |
| NanoReview Score | 823241 | 1524921 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 52 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 89 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 71 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 11992 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 11 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:24 h | 0:40 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 09:36 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:10 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:28 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 117 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 503 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 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 | 480 fps (720p) | 1920 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 122 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50.3 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 503 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.9 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.51 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 12 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.51 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 65 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 147 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.14 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | WCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2023 yr | April, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | April, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 990 | 1499 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | Yes 90 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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