Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 and Google Pixel 7a - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 vs Google Pixel 7a

65 out 100
Huawei Nova 13
VS
68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
Huawei Nova 13
Google Pixel 7a

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Google Pixel 7a, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 195g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Google Pixel 7a
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
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 13
vs
Google Pixel 7a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a218 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 152 mm (5.98 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP67
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Google Pixel 7a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 256 672
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9371443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25983493
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13], [Google Pixel 7a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Google Pixel 7a
930436
CPU178879255576
GPU118109325623
Memory128205149843
UX149511199394
NanoReview Score574704930436
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.8 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6343
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Writing scoren/a15048
Web scoren/a7500
Video editingn/a6362
Data manipulationn/a10504
NanoReview Scoren/a10609

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4385 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Web Browsingn/a08:24 h
Video Playbackn/a13:40 h
Gamesn/a05:06 h
Standby Moden/a76 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX787
Sensor sizen/a1/1.73
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX712
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
138
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
133
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a69
Zoomn/a105
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
136
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
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
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 499
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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