Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Nova 13 Pro
79
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 70 Ultra (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010) that was released on April 18, 2024, against the Huawei Nova 13 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8000 and came out 6 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 Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (945K versus 653K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 80W
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
- 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1421 and 999 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 13 Pro
- The phone is 6 months newer
- Weighs 17 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
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.76 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2844 pixels | 1224 x 2776 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 1150 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 363 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 74.9 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.82 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Brown | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 12 (2 + 6 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 6 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: A55 - 3 cores at 2.19 GHz: 1xA77 L - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: 1xA77 H |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 864 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS | ~442.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 321156 | 201142 |
| GPU | 196024 | 107873 |
| Memory | 239365 | 198055 |
| UX | 188813 | 146241 |
| Total score | 945358 | 653311 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS (Can be upgraded to HarmonyOS 4.2) | Android 14 |
| ROM | - | EMUI 14.2 |
| OS size | 23 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 13 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:30 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:47 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:35 hr | - |
| Standby | 139 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/0" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 90 mm | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 85 | - |
| Preview | 82 | - |
| Zoom | 164 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 60 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 8960 x 6720 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV60A |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | - |
| 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 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2024 | October 2024 |
| Release date | April 2024 | October 2024 |
| Launch price | $1499 | $520 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - 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.
