Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.76in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4325mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 203g vs 209g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Plus
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.76 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
799 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a59 Hz
Response timen/a5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 256 640
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
2232
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
5407
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9992232
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29485407
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
1330956
CPU201142339500
GPU107873437729
Memory198055228846
UX146241324881
NanoReview Score6533111330956
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
9430
Max Surface Temp.n/a44 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aNVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4325 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 20 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 (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
26:02
Web Browsingn/a09:55 h
Video Playbackn/a15:18 h
Gamesn/a05:41 h
Standby Moden/a133 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.5
Focal length23 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX703
Sensor sizen/a1/1.66
Pixel sizen/a1.9 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length69 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX372
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
135
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
146
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a85
Zoomn/a90

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 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus n/a 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 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
138
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
153

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 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 n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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 categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
79.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 899
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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