Google Pixel 8a vs Huawei nova 13
Google
Pixel 8a

Huawei
nova 13
At a glance
- Brand
- Huawei
- Release date
- May 2024, 2 years ago
- October 2024, 1 years 7 months ago
- Launch price
- $ 549.00
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- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 521.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 73% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2412 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- Oled
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 449 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1440 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- Huawei KIRIN 8000 5G
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 1x2.4 GHz + 3x 2.2GHz + 4x 1.8GHz
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 7 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- Mali-G610
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.89
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX787
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- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
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- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- Noise reduction, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 60 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX712
- Omnivision OV60A
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 0.61 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 4500 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 100.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
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- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.7 mm 152.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.3 mm 161.4 mm 7.0 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 188 g
- 195 g
- Materials
- Metal
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Blue Green Cyan
- Black White Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
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- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 81 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 14 Upside-down cake EMUI 14 (Android)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Without Google Mobile services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
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- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
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- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Stereo Speakers












