Huawei Nova 16 Pro vs Honor Win
76
out of 100
VS
92
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.84-inch Huawei Nova 16 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010S) that was released on June 1, 2026, against the Honor Win, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 16 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Win
- 3.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3991K versus 1177K)
- Comes with 3000 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 7000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 80W
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3663 and 1314 points
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.84 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1320 x 2856 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 229 g (8.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Active fan |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2620 | 29142 |
| Single-core score | 1314 | 3663 |
| Multi-core score | 3587 | 10928 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 512832 | 1105325 |
| GPU | 131160 | 1579293 |
| Memory | 270499 | 469071 |
| UX | 262705 | 837485 |
| Total score | 1177196 | 3991174 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 70% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2741 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 45 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 53 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 45 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 11768 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 23048 |
| Video editing | - | 9158 |
| Photo editing | - | 40165 |
| Data manipulation | - | 18912 |
| Writing score | - | 25912 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#24th place)
Recent User Tests
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Honor Win
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Pyro) | AnTuTu 11 | 3918165 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Ilya) | AnTuTu 11 | 4007911 |
| 📘 2026-08-10 (SmileSoul) | AnTuTu 11 | 4260414 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (SmileSoul) | AnTuTu 11 | 4119462 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Ilya) | AnTuTu 11 | 3927863 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6.1 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | - | 25 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 10000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 27 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:05 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12288 x 16384 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 88 mm | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | December 2025 |
| Release date | June 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $545 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
*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 Honor Win is definitely a better buy.
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