Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei Honor 70 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Huawei Honor 70

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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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 4800mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 209g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei Honor 70
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 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.76 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a61 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 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))
- 1/2.5 (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 608 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9991064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29483025
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13 Pro], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU201142198611
GPU107873149579
Memory198055122975
UX146241147449
NanoReview Score653311618614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsingn/a09:26 h
Video Playbackn/a13:55 h
Gamesn/a05:40 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX800
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length69 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.7 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 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
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 550
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.

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