Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
- Larger display: 6.76in
- Higher pixel density: 449ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Lighter design: 182g vs 209g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.76 in | 6.26 in |
| Resolution | 1224x2776 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1150 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2 % | 84.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 333 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 33 ms |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 154.6 mm (6.09 in) |
| Width | 74.9 mm (2.95 in) | 73.9 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 7.82 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.19 (1xA77 L) - 1/2.4 (1xA77 H) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | SMIC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 864 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 442.3 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 999 | 955 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2948 | 2503 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3028 | n/a |
| CPU | 201142 | 189613 |
| GPU | 107873 | 158736 |
| Memory | 198055 | 121205 |
| UX | 146241 | 121809 |
| NanoReview Score | 653311 | 591363 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 46.7 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 47 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2481 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10875 |
| Web score | n/a | 7309 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5734 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7972 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8855 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | n/a | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 14.2 | Magic 4.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 13 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:35 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:17 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 12:21 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 103 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 117 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 69 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.1 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| 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 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | June, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 520 | 600 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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