Huawei Nova 10 Pro vs Honor 70

67 out of 100

69 out of 100

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Huawei Nova 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 4, 2022, against the Honor 70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 10 Pro

Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
Stereo speakers
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the Honor 70

Shows 10% longer battery life (32:36 vs 29:32 hours)
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4800 vs 4500 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1161 and 1046 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Nova 10 Pro and Honor 70 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.78 inches	6.67 inches
Resolution	1200 x 2652 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.89:9	20:9
PPI	429 ppi	395 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	550 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	800 nits	800 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	91.1%	90.8%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	99.4%	99.6%
PWM	532 Hz	61 Hz
Response time	1 ms	2 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	164.24 mm (6.47 inches)	161.4 mm (6.35 inches)
Width	74.45 mm (2.93 inches)	73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness	7.88 mm (0.31 inches)	7.91 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	Black, Silver, Green, Purple	Black, Silver, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max clock	2400 MHz	2500 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)	- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Lithography process	6 nanometers	6 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 642	Adreno 642
GPU shading units	768	768
GPU clock	550 MHz	550 MHz
FLOPS	~844 GFLOPS	~844.8 GFLOPS

CPU	172197	205259
GPU	148150	149341
Memory	112070	125789
UX	135792	130845
Total score	572535	616678

Max surface temperature	38.5 °C	46.1 °C
Stability	-	98%
Graphics test	-	15 FPS
Graphics score	-	2635

Web score	-	10381
Video editing	-	7005
Photo editing	-	23875
Data manipulation	-	9312
Writing score	-	13809

RAM size	8 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	-
Channels	2	-

Storage size	128, 256 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	HarmonyOS 2.0	Magic UI 7.1
OS size	20 GB	21 GB

Capacity	4500 mAh	4800 mAh
Max charge power	100 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	Yes	Yes
Fast charging	Yes (80% in 10 min)	Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:26 hr	0:50 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:37 hr	12:02 hr
Watching video	12:24 hr	14:45 hr
Gaming	05:23 hr	04:54 hr
Standby	96 hr	100 hr

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	54 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	8768 x 6144
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	112°	122°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)	3 (54 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus	- 54 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Phase autofocus	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Honor 70 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	60 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	-	6528 x 4896
Aperture	-	f/2.4
Pixel size	-	0.7 microns
Sensor type	-	CMOS
Sensor size	-	1/3.2"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

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 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	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	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 *	18	18
5G support	No	Yes

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	July 2022	May 2022
Release date	July 2022	June 2022
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Yes, 100 W	Yes, 66 W

Huawei Nova 10 Pro vs Honor 70

Huawei Nova 10 Pro vs Honor 70

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion