Huawei Nova 13 vs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1280. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
- Higher pixel density: 411ppi
- Lighter design: 186g vs 195g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | 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 | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 83.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 366 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) | 159.7 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 74 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 6.98 mm (0.27 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | Yes | IP67 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2400 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) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | SMIC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 864 MHz | 972 MHz |
| FLOPS | 442.3 GFLOPS | 487 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 937 | 833 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2598 | 1872 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 2298 | n/a |
| CPU | 178879 | 153228 |
| GPU | 118109 | 104135 |
| Memory | 128205 | 100373 |
| UX | 149511 | 123612 |
| NanoReview Score | 574704 | 481348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 39.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 13 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2257 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13531 |
| Web score | n/a | 8476 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7127 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8556 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10859 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 26 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 14.2 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 25 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) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:36 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:57 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:06 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 106 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8000x6000 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) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 51 |
| Zoom | n/a | 58 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.1 |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | April, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 380 | 369 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | No |
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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.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
