Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

65 out 100
Huawei Nova 13
VS
82 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Huawei Nova 13
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. 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
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 221g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5060mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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 9 Pro XL

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1344x2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1150 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.5 %
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 9 Pro XL
2362 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3100 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)		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 256 896
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9371962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25984700
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22986902
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13], [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
CPU178879395641
GPU118109448762
Memory128205213528
UX149511235197
NanoReview Score5747041292858

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5060 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 37 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Web Browsingn/a11:42 h
Video Playbackn/a10:46 h
Gamesn/a05:57 h
Standby Moden/a92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital 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
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung GN1
Sensor sizen/a1/1.31
Pixel sizen/a1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a113 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a86
Zoomn/a155
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 17 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.51
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
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 5.3
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
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 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 1099
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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9 Pro XL the clear winner in this comparison.

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