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OnePlus 13s vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro

83 out of 100
OnePlus 13s
VS
70 out of 100
Huawei Nova 14 Pro
OnePlus 13s
Huawei Nova 14 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.32-inch OnePlus 13s (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 5, 2025, against the Huawei Nova 14 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8020 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13s
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3013K versus 1021K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2802 and 1350 points
  • Weighs 22 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 14 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.46 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13s and Huawei Nova 14 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
45.8
(Average)
Value Index
69.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 13s
vs
Nova 14 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.32 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2640 pixels 1224 x 2776 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Kunlun Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 90.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Nova 14 Pro
6.78β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
OnePlus 13s
6.32β€³ (19.54:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~13% more screen space

Design and build

Height 150.8 mm (5.94 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.68 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Pink White, Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13s
90.6%
Nova 14 Pro
90.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13s and Huawei Nova 14 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 8020
Max clock 4320 MHz 2285 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.3 GHz:
- 3 cores at 2.05 GHz:
- 1 core at 2.285 GHz:
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Maleoon 920 2cu
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~860.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 13s and Huawei Nova 14 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13s +108%
2802
Nova 14 Pro
1350
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13s +147%
8830
Nova 14 Pro
3570
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13s +936%
24802
Nova 14 Pro
2393
Compute Score (GPU) 24802 2393
Single-core score 2802 1350
Multi-core score 8830 3570
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13s +195%
3013469
Nova 14 Pro
1021894
CPU 868542 425685
GPU 1107935 124045
Memory 370216 206447
UX 666776 265717
Total score 3013469 1021894
Samples [6 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 80% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Graphics score 2366 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 42 FPS -
Section 1 48 FPS -
Section 2 42 FPS -
Section 3 36 FPS -
Graphics score 10993 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15017 -
Video editing 6717 -
Photo editing 27420 -
Data manipulation 13670 -
Writing score 23240 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#108th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 13s
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Vasy1163)AnTuTu 112915150
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Dhruv)Geekbench 6 GPU25056
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Vanskyver)Battery lifeSOT 4:42 / 20:00
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Hamza)AnTuTu 113013469
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (Jaini)Geekbench 6 GPU24802
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Huawei Nova 14 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (S_Bass)AnTuTu 111021894
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12
ROM OxygenOS 16 EMUI 15
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5850 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 0:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length - 69 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2. f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 52 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 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 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 Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes 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

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced June 2025 May 2025
Release date June 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $485
Successor - - Huawei Nova 15 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Nova 14 Pro:
    - Kunlun Glass is only available on the 512 GB model; the 256 GB version uses standard glass.
*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 OnePlus 13s is definitely a better buy.

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