Huawei P60 Pro vs Nova Y91
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Huawei P60 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on March 23, 2023, against the Huawei Nova Y91, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 2 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 P60 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 5.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1183K versus 224K)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Supports higher wattage charging (88W versus 22.5W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- 18% higher pixel density (444 vs 376 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova Y91
- Comes with 2185 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4815 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
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 (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2700 pixels | 1080 x 2376 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.89:9 |
| PPI | 444 ppi | 376 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 85.6% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161 mm (6.34 inches) | 171.6 mm (6.76 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 79.9 mm (3.15 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | Yes |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 875 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~284 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 348967 | 34043 |
| GPU | 372717 | 49582 |
| Memory | 223321 | 100471 |
| UX | 231765 | 39266 |
| Total score | 1183634 | 224710 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 50.3 °C | - |
| Stability | 41% | - |
| Graphics test | 63 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10571 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | EMUI 13.1 | EMUI 13 |
Battery
| Capacity | 4815 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 88 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 11:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:38 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | - |
| Standby | 87 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 48 MP + 13 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.17 micron - Sensor: 1/1.4", Sony IMX888 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Phase autofocus |
- |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P60 Pro from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor type | - | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | 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 |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
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 | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | June 2023 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 88 W | Yes, 22 W |
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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 P60 Pro is definitely a better buy.