Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 13 and Huawei Nova 15 - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Huawei Nova 15

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
70 out 100
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo iQOO 13
Huawei Nova 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Nova 15, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 213g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 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
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 13
vs
Huawei Nova 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
Huawei Nova 15
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 161.87 mm (6.37 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 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
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Huawei Nova 15
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Huawei Nova 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 830 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Huawei Nova 15
887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Huawei Nova 15
2610
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3070887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96452610
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25231n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Huawei Nova 15
804209
CPU635739279519
GPU1237734114145
Memory460296212302
UX457187198243
NanoReview Score2790956804209
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Writing score27664n/a
Web score14436n/a
Video editing6785n/a
Data manipulation13966n/a
NanoReview Score17969n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 HarmonyOS 6
UI Skin Funtouch 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:32 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Web Browsing14:22 hn/a
Video Playback17:57 hn/a
Games08:12 hn/a
Standby Mode129 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX921n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length46 mm69 mm
SensorSony IMX816n/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 28 mm n/a
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 400
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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