Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Nova 9 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 vs Huawei Nova 9

65 out 100
Huawei Nova 13
VS
55 out 100
Huawei Nova 9
Huawei Nova 13
Huawei Nova 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Nova 9, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 9
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 195g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Nova 9
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
Huawei Nova 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
603 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a500 Hz
Response timen/a2.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Nova 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 7.77 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance Yes No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Huawei Nova 9
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Nova 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Huawei Nova 9
1070
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Huawei Nova 9
2996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9371070
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25982996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Huawei Nova 9
589912
CPU178879216757
GPU118109138994
Memory128205116607
UX149511117554
NanoReview Score574704589912
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a37.4 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2490
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Nova 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
9635
Writing scoren/a12816
Web scoren/a6595
Video editingn/a5939
Data manipulationn/a8261
NanoReview Scoren/a9635

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 10.5 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
18:10
Web Browsingn/a06:40 h
Video Playbackn/a10:30 h
Gamesn/a04:36 h
Standby Moden/a94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6 (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
90.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 500
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 66 W
* 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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