Huawei Nova 13 vs Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus, Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 920. 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 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 411ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 195g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 84.2 %
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
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
608 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a218 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 160.2 mm (6.31 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance Yes No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 MediaTek Dimensity 920
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
2323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)937928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25982323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
540904
CPU178879168137
GPU118109114289
Memory128205106004
UX149511152474
NanoReview Score574704540904
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
2293
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2293
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
12629
Writing scoren/a19093
Web scoren/a9133
Video editingn/a6657
Data manipulationn/a8425
NanoReview Scoren/a12629

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 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 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 15 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 Realme UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 60 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 (77% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 0:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
21:38
Web Browsingn/a09:24 h
Video Playbackn/a12:57 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
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 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 4 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 17 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.13
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1 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 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 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
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
91.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 330
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 60 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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