Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Xiaomi Mi 11, Manufactured in January, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 209g

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
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.76 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 91.4 %
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 Mi 11
919 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
90.2 %
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2840 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 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
999
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
2948
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9991426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29483840
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
653311
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
CPU201142224221
GPU107873292912
Memory198055185743
UX146241216361
NanoReview Score653311919237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a30 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5029
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Writing scoren/a15023
Web scoren/a11478
Video editingn/a7618
Data manipulationn/a9700
NanoReview Scoren/a12956

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 55 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 (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Web Browsingn/a05:56 h
Video Playbackn/a10:13 h
Gamesn/a04:26 h
Standby Moden/a99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor sizen/a1/1.33
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length69 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
120

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.3
Focal length 17 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
133

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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr December, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr January, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 750
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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