Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei Honor 50 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Huawei Honor 50

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.76in
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 209g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei Honor 50
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
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.76 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a2.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)		 - 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 SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9991071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29482998
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU201142207315
GPU107873149618
Memory19805599167
UX146241143903
NanoReview Score653311600003
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 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 (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsingn/a09:06 h
Video Playbackn/a12:48 h
Gamesn/a05:24 h
Standby Moden/a118 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KHM2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.52
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length69 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung JD1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus n/a No
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 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 5.2 5.2
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 350
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 66 W
* 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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