Huawei Nova 15 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 15 Pro Manufactured in December, 2025, with display 6.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S, vs Huawei Nova 15, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 6000mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 202g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 15 Pro and Huawei Nova 15
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 OLED
Size 6.84 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1320x2856 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 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
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163 mm (6.42 in) 161.87 mm (6.37 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
90.3 %
Huawei Nova 15
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 15 Pro and Huawei Nova 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
- 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
Process SMIC SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Da Vinci
Graphics Maleoon 910 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1501
Huawei Nova 15
887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
3885
Huawei Nova 15
2610
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1501887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38852610
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1443077
Huawei Nova 15
804209
CPU507103279519
GPU586911114145
Memory214190212302
UX134873198243
NanoReview Score1443077804209

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 6 HarmonyOS 6

Battery

Volume 6500 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 Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56 (0.64)
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length69 mm69 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 52 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/2.5 (0.4) 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 6.0 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
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 500 400
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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