Honor 500 vs Huawei Nova 14i

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Huawei
Release date: November 2025, 7 months ago; February 2026, 4 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33); —
AnTuTu: 2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices; 261.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 60% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.95"
Resolution: 1264 x 2736 px QHD; 1080 x 2376 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; TFT LCD (IPS)
Density: 460 ppi Very high density; 376 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Wide screen notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 270 Hz, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4; Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (SM6225)
CPU: 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720; 4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 4.32 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Adreno 825; Adreno 610
RAM: 12 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 200 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; —
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 480 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model; 79.9 mm 171.6 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 216 g
Materials: Aluminium alloy; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue Pink; Black Blue
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69; —
Usable surface: 91 %; 85 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 14 Upside-down cake EMUI 14 (Android)
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; No
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones; Stereo Speakers