Huawei Nova 13 vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite, Manufactured in February, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 415ppi
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 195g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.21 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 415 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
442 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.6 %
Response timen/a38.2 ms
Contrastn/a805:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 154.8 mm (6.09 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance Yes No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)
- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 256 64
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)937n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)2598n/a
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
243216
CPU17887990539
GPU11810934232
Memory12820557563
UX14951160882
NanoReview Score574704243216
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
493
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.8 °C
Stabilityn/a84 %
Graphics Testn/a2 fps
Graphics Scoren/a493
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
6343
Writing scoren/a6839
Web scoren/a5347
Video editingn/a4883
Data manipulationn/a5364
NanoReview Scoren/a6343

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 3 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage Typen/aeMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size n/a 9 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
16:21
Web Browsingn/a05:28 h
Video Playbackn/a08:56 h
Gamesn/a03:41 h
Standby Moden/a93 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus n/a No
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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
85.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr November, 2018 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 255
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- 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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