Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei P40 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Huawei P40

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
58 out 100
Huawei P40
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
Huawei P40

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei P40, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 209g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • 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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei P40
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 P40

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.76 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 422 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+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 86.3 %
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 P40
586 nits
sRGB gamutn/a129.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a7 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 148.9 mm (5.86 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Huawei P40
86.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Huawei P40 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2860 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)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 256 576
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Huawei P40
1105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Huawei P40
3114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9991105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29483114
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Huawei P40
714339
CPU201142223187
GPU107873212580
Memory198055140763
UX146241137809
NanoReview Score653311714339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
3276
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stabilityn/a44 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3276
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40]

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
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 10.0
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3800 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
19:23
Web Browsingn/a07:55 h
Video Playbackn/a12:38 h
Gamesn/a04:47 h
Standby Moden/a87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX700
Sensor sizen/a1/1.28
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length69 mm80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm17 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
79.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 680
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* 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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