Huawei Nova 13 vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 195g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
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 AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 86.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
642 nits
sRGB gamutn/a142.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a223 Hz
Response timen/a6.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance Yes No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
86.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2840 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 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 690
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
2405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)937933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25982405
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
621437
CPU178879200133
GPU118109193659
Memory128205104050
UX149511123595
NanoReview Score574704621437
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
3022
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stabilityn/a88 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3022
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
9555
Writing scoren/a11471
Web scoren/a7040
Video editingn/a5961
Data manipulationn/a8050
NanoReview Scoren/a9555

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
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 19 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 27 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 Quick Charge 4+ (40% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 1:11 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
21:14
Web Browsingn/a07:54 h
Video Playbackn/a12:39 h
Gamesn/a04:50 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a53 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV8856
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3L6
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
108
Video quality
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
89
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
102

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.8 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 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
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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
87.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 450
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* 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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