Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

65 out 100
Huawei Nova 13
VS
42 out 100
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Huawei Nova 13
Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2016 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion. 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
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 401ppi
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 195g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 3/32 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus
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
vs
Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 67.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
674 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a26.5 ms
Contrastn/a1591:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 7 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP67
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
67.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Apple A10 Fusion
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2340 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 4 (2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)		 - 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 16 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 PowerVR GT7600
GPU Cores 256 192
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
1929
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)937724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25981929
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
398082
CPU178879130186
GPU11810987953
Memory12820574543
UX149511105400
NanoReview Score574704398082
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
2632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
Stabilityn/a67 %
Graphics Testn/a15 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2632
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 7 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aNVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1)
OS Size n/a 12.5 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2900 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 5 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 4:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
18:07
Web Browsingn/a06:20 h
Video Playbackn/a10:24 h
Gamesn/a04:07 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aApple iSight Camera
Sensor sizen/a1/3
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a56 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
90
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
84
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
88
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 7 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 32 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

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
n/a
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
81.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2016 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2016 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 769
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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