Huawei Nova 10 vs Apple iPhone 13
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Huawei Nova 10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 4, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 10
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Comes with 773 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3227 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (809K versus 538K)
- Supports wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Huawei
- 16% higher pixel density (460 vs 395 PPI)
- 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1744 and 759 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | OLED | OLED |
Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 395 ppi | 460 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 86% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
RGB color space | - | 129% |
PWM | - | 609 Hz |
Response time | - | 7.5 ms |
Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 162.18 mm (6.39 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
Width | 73.91 mm (2.91 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
Thickness | 6.88 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
Waterproof | No | IP68 |
Rear material | - | Glass |
Frame material | - | Metal |
Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Apple A15 Bionic |
Max. clock | 2400 MHz | 3230 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche |
Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 642L | Apple GPU |
GPU clock | 490 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
CPU | 164723 | 210809 |
GPU | 160738 | 324750 |
Memory | 94913 | 134620 |
UX | 113007 | 133782 |
Total score | 538094 | 809001 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | - | 79% |
Graphics test | - | 52 FPS |
Graphics score | - | 8735 |
Memory
RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
Storage type | - | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) |
ROM | EMUI 12 | - |
OS size | - | 18 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3227 mAh |
Charge power | 66 W | 20 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes | No |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 13 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 1:46 hr |
Web browsing | - | 13:11 hr |
Watching video | - | 14:33 hr |
Gaming | - | 05:31 hr |
Standby | - | 123 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 27 mm - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 60 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
Focal length | - | 23 mm |
Sensor type | - | Exmor-RS CMOS |
Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | 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 | LE, A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | - |
USB version | 2 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
Announced | July 2022 | September 2021 |
Release date | July 2022 | September 2021 |
SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 13 is definitely a better buy.
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