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

Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs OnePlus 13R

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
OnePlus 13R

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs OnePlus 13R, Manufactured in January, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13R
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and OnePlus 13R
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
vs
OnePlus 13R

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.76 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1150 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 91.2 %
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
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a90 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 161.72 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 75.77 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 8.02 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and OnePlus 13R In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 903 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
OnePlus 13R
2217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
OnePlus 13R
6564
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9992217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29486564
Geekbench Compute (GPU)302816259
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13 Pro], [OnePlus 13R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
OnePlus 13R
2020393
CPU201142404610
GPU107873886081
Memory198055397538
UX146241332164
NanoReview Score6533112020393

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 15
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 13R
28:50
Web Browsingn/a13:49 h
Video Playbackn/a21:40 h
Gamesn/a06:35 h
Standby Moden/a100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED 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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.8
Focal length69 mm47 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 17 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.0
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)
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
OnePlus 13R
90 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr January, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 599
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

OnePlus 13R:

This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13R the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below