Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Huawei Nova 13 Pro
91
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Huawei Nova 13 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8000 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1952K versus 653K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 12% higher pixel density (501 vs 449 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 13 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 9 months newer
- Weighs 23 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.76 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1224 x 2776 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 501 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 1150 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Armor | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 480 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 inches) | 74.9 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.82 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max clock | 3390 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: A55 - 3 cores at 2.19 GHz: 1xA77 L - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: 1xA77 H |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 864 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~442.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 474941 | 201142 |
| GPU | 764723 | 107873 |
| Memory | 400984 | 198055 |
| UX | 312032 | 146241 |
| Total score | 1952680 | 653311 |
| Samples | [30 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 46.8 °C | - |
| Stability | 56% | - |
| Graphics test | 95 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 16022 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18268 | - |
| Video editing | 8000 | - |
| Photo editing | 36492 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15998 | - |
| Writing score | 22598 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | EMUI 14.2 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 13 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 0:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:00 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | - |
| Standby | 122 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 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 |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 82 | - |
| Zoom | 145 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 60 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8960 x 6720 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Omnivision OV60A |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/2.8" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2024 | October 2024 |
| Release date | January 2024 | October 2024 |
| Launch price | $1299 | $520 |
| SAR (head) | 1.06 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
