Huawei nova 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Huawei
nova 13
Samsung
Galaxy S26
At a glance
- Brand
- Huawei
- Samsung
- Release date
- October 2024, 1 years 9 months ago
- February 2026, 5 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 521.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 73% of devices
- 2.825.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2412 px FHD+
- 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- Density
- 449 ppi Very high density
- 513 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 21:9
- Features
- 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)
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Huawei KIRIN 8000 5G
- Samsung Exynos 2600
- CPU
- 1x2.4 GHz + 3x 2.2GHz + 4x 1.8GHz
- 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 7 nm
- 2 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 4.6 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G610
- GPU Samsung Xclipse 550
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 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
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple 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, RAW, Night Mode
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung GN3
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/1.57"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 60 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.4
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV60A
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.61 µm
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 4900 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 100.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 25W Wireless charging
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1200 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 55h
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 4.1
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.3 mm 161.4 mm 7.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.8 mm 158.4 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 195 g
- 190 g
- Materials
- Plastic , Glass
- Glass , Aluminium
- Colors
- Black White Green
- Black White Violet Cyan
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 91 %
- Water/dust resistance
- —
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake EMUI 14 (Android)
- Android 16 Android 16
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 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)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
Networks
- 4G LTE
- 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)
- 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), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 5G
- —
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Stereo Speakers
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Proximity
- —
- Yes
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
