Huawei Nova 16 Pro vs Nova 11 Pro
76
out of 100
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53
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.84-inch Huawei Nova 16 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010S) that was released on June 1, 2026, against the Huawei Nova 11 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 3 years and 2 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
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4500 mAh
- 66% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1177K versus 711K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Optical image stabilization
- The phone is 3 years and 2 months newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 11 Pro
- Weighs 30 grams less
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.84 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1320 x 2856 pixels | 1200 x 2652 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.89:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 950 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 164.24 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 74.35 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.88 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2620 | - |
| Single-core score | 1314 | 1030 |
| Multi-core score | 3587 | 2963 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 512832 | 265479 |
| GPU | 131160 | 119714 |
| Memory | 270499 | 123422 |
| UX | 262705 | 202513 |
| Total score | 1177196 | 711128 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7736 |
| Video editing | - | 6373 |
| Photo editing | - | 30426 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7588 |
| Writing score | - | 15764 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6.1 | Android |
| ROM | - | EMUI 13 |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 06:49 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:19 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:52 hr |
| Standby | - | 100 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12288 x 16384 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | - |
| Focal length | 88 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 60 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8960 x 6720 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV60A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | - | 8 MP, f/52 |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2026 | April 2023 |
| Release date | June 2026 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $545 | $535 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Nova 16 Pro |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - 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 Huawei Nova 16 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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