Huawei Nova 13 vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2024with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 226g
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
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 OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1260x2844 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1150 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 91.4 %
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 Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a363 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Huawei Pura 70 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 HiSilicon Kirin 9010
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 12 (2 + 6 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process SMIC SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9371421
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25984323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22981540
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
CPU178879326675
GPU118109192332
Memory128205244416
UX149511193518
NanoReview Score574704956941

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2)
OS Size n/a 23 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:36 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Web Browsingn/a09:30 h
Video Playbackn/a16:47 h
Gamesn/a05:35 h
Standby Moden/a139 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED 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 (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX989
Sensor sizen/a1/0
Pixel sizen/a1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV40A
Sensor sizen/a1/1.7
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Bokehn/a85
Previewn/a82
Zoomn/a164

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
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 Phase autofocus
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
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 1499
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 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 70 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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