Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Xiaomi 14

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
85 out 100
Xiaomi 14

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Xiaomi 14, Manufactured in November, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.76in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4610mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 209g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi 14
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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.76 in 6.36 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1200x2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1150 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 89.4 %
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
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a429 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi 14 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 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Xiaomi 14
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Xiaomi 14
6991
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9992182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29486991
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Xiaomi 14
2031113
CPU201142452780
GPU107873851183
Memory198055411673
UX146241315477
NanoReview Score6533112031113
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14
15419
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.9 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a92 fps
Graphics Scoren/a15419
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14
16364
Writing scoren/a19653
Web scoren/a15768
Video editingn/a7891
Data manipulationn/a16120
NanoReview Scoren/a16364

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 28 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4610 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Web Browsingn/a10:59 h
Video Playbackn/a17:04 h
Gamesn/a05:15 h
Standby Moden/a111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor sizen/a1/1.31
Pixel sizen/a1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length69 mm75 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14
137
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14
138
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14
138
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a134

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.7 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 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 999
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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