Huawei Nova 9 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 9 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 9
- Larger display: 6.57in
- Lighter design: 175g vs 204g
- Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 3095mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | 6.57 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 392 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 430 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 500 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160 mm (6.3 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 73.7 mm (2.9 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 7.77 mm (0.31 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 844 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1070 | 2256 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2996 | 5416 |
| CPU | 216757 | 309276 |
| GPU | 138994 | 430651 |
| Memory | 116607 | 274739 |
| UX | 117554 | 308033 |
| NanoReview Score | 589912 | 1322699 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 37.4 °C | 39.4 °C |
| Stability | 98 % | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2490 | 9486 |
| Writing score | 12816 | n/a |
| Web score | 6595 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5939 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8261 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9635 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 10.5 GB | 15.2 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 13 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4300 mAh | 3095 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:54 h | 1:38 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:40 h | 09:39 h |
| Video Playback | 10:30 h | 15:16 h |
| Games | 04:36 h | 05:20 h |
| Standby Mode | 94 h | 107 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 81 |
| Zoom | n/a | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 500 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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