Huawei Nova 15 Ultra vs Honor Win

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 15 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S, vs Honor Win, Manufactured in January, 2026 with 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 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 229g
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Win
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 10000mAh vs 6500mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 15 Ultra and Honor Win
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 6.83 in
Resolution 1320x2856 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 90.7 %
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) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
90.3 %
Honor Win
90.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 15 Ultra and Honor Win In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4600 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 ()
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 910 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
1530
Honor Win
3663
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
3890
Honor Win
10928
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15303663
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)389010928
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
1454670
Honor Win
4268113
CPU5097731191717
GPU5886321506442
Memory215620602800
UX140645967154
NanoReview Score14546704268113

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 6 Android 16
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 10000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/2.0
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length88 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2 (0.5)
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 52 mm 22 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.5 (0.4) n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 No
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 Flagship
Announced December, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 600 500
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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