Huawei Nova 15 Pro vs OnePlus 15T

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 15 Pro Manufactured in December, 2025, with display 6.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S, vs OnePlus 15T, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15T
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 6500mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 15 Pro and OnePlus 15T
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.84 in 6.32 in
Resolution 1320x2856 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 330 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 90.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 15T
1103 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163 mm (6.42 in) 150.56 mm (5.93 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 71.82 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 in) 8.35 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
90.3 %
OnePlus 15T
90.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 15 Pro and OnePlus 15T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4608 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 910 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 750 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1501
OnePlus 15T
3640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
3885
OnePlus 15T
11033
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15013640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)388511033
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1443077
OnePlus 15T
3676955
CPU5071031052960
GPU5869111369637
Memory214190479431
UX134873774927
NanoReview Score14430773676955

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 6 Android 16
OS Size n/a 57 GB
UI Skin n/a ColorOS 16

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:46 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length69 mm85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 52 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.5 (0.4) n/a
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
OnePlus 15T
81.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced December, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 500 799
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity 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 OnePlus 15T the clear winner in this comparison.

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