Xiaomi 14T vs Huawei Nova 13
80 out of 100
VS
66 out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 14T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Huawei Nova 13, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8000 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14T
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1351K versus 574K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 13
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1084 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1150 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.98 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | Yes |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 | - 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 | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 864 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~442.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | - | 2298 |
| Single-core score | 1402 | 937 |
| Multi-core score | 4410 | 2598 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 278150 | 178879 |
| GPU | 526726 | 118109 |
| Memory | 309549 | 128205 |
| UX | 236967 | 149511 |
| Total score | 1351392 | 574704 |
| Samples | [26 tests] | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | EMUI 14.2 |
| OS size | 22 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 13 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 0:36 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:20 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | - |
| Standby | 95 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 68 | - |
| Zoom | 140 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 60 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 8960 x 6720 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV60A |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.4 | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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* | 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 | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | October 2024 |
| Release date | September 2024 | October 2024 |
| Launch price | $549 | $380 |
| Sensors | - 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 Xiaomi 14T:
- The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
