Huawei Nova 14 Ultra vs Huawei Nova 15
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 14 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 6.81 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020, vs Huawei Nova 15, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 14 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15
- Lighter design: 196g vs 204g
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.81 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1272x2860 pixels | 1084x2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 161.87 mm (6.37 in) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 75.5 mm (2.97 in) |
| Thickness | 7.78 mm (0.31 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gold - Purple |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max Frequency | 2285 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | SMIC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1350 | 887 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3634 | 2610 |
| CPU | 296548 | 279519 |
| GPU | 286705 | 114145 |
| Memory | 204452 | 212302 |
| UX | 181215 | 198243 |
| NanoReview Score | 968920 | 804209 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 6 |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 5.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 16 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:40 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 88 mm | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | 13 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | PureCel | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2025 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2025 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 400 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
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