Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

65 out 100
Huawei Nova 13
VS
94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Huawei Nova 13
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 218g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 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
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 13
vs
Galaxy S25 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 498 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1150 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 92.4 %
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
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4470 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)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9373147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25989750
Geekbench Compute (GPU)229825681
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13], [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
CPU178879659871
GPU1181091294167
Memory128205471319
UX149511369782
NanoReview Score5747042795139

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 15
OS Size n/a 30.4 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 One UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Web Browsingn/a11:10 h
Video Playbackn/a19:32 h
Gamesn/a06:22 h
Standby Moden/a160 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.3
Pixel sizen/a0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a111 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX854
Sensor sizen/a1/2.52
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a149
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
93 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr February, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 1299
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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