Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi 15 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Xiaomi 15

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
Xiaomi 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Xiaomi 15, Manufactured in October, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • 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		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi 15
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
Xiaomi 15

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 (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1150 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 90.1 %
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 15
1508 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 152.3 mm (6 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 8.08 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Xiaomi 15
2934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Xiaomi 15
8762
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9992934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29488762
Geekbench Compute (GPU)302824507
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13 Pro], [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Xiaomi 15
2620144
CPU201142584725
GPU1078731142381
Memory198055519406
UX146241373632
NanoReview Score6533112620144
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
20823
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
18292
Writing scoren/a22508
Web scoren/a18826
Video editingn/a8060
Data manipulationn/a14605
NanoReview Scoren/a18292

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
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 15
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Web Browsingn/a13:20 h
Video Playbackn/a19:22 h
Gamesn/a07:10 h
Standby Moden/a150 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.6x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 mm60 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
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 15
150
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
133
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
147
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a87
Zoomn/a152
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

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 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus n/a No
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
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 SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/B3/B5/B8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
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 15
91.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 757
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 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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