Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

65 out 100
Huawei Nova 13
VS
48 out 100
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
Huawei Nova 13
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Manufactured in May, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730G. 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
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 204g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 398ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5260mAh vs 5000mAh

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 13
vs
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1150 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 87.8 %
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
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
593 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a176 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance Yes No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 13
89.1 %
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
87.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 13 and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 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)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 688
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 864 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
937
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 13
2598
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1823
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)937687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25981823
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2298n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 13
574704
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
376385
CPU178879134288
GPU11810972184
Memory12820570690
UX14951199223
NanoReview Score574704376385
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
983
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.6 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a5 fps
Graphics Scoren/a983
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 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 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 19.4 GB
UI Skin EMUI 14.2 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5260 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 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 (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
24:02
Web Browsingn/a09:03 h
Video Playbackn/a13:54 h
Gamesn/a05:24 h
Standby Moden/a125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX686
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung S5K3P3
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.1
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 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, HID, 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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM:2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B(25352655/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
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 Note 10 Lite
83 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr May, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 425
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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