Huawei Nova 13 vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13
- Lighter design: 195g vs 219g
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.81 in |
| Resolution | 1084x2412 pixels | 1312x2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 1150 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 91 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 6.98 mm (0.27 in) | 8.77 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Water resistance | Yes | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.19 (1xA77 L) - 1/2.4 (1xA77 H) |
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | SMIC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 864 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | 442.3 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 937 | 1967 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2598 | 5361 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 2298 | n/a |
| CPU | 178879 | 324719 |
| GPU | 118109 | 582299 |
| Memory | 128205 | 284443 |
| UX | 149511 | 254756 |
| NanoReview Score | 574704 | 1446217 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | n/a | 24 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 14.2 | Magic UI 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 13 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:36 h | 0:48 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 09:45 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:29 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:36 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 111 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 122 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX878 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.12 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 90 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.51 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV64B (50Mp) |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 74 |
| Zoom | n/a | 156 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 4096x3072 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 | Yes |
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/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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
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 | February, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 380 | 1200 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | Yes 66 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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