Huawei nova 13i vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Huawei
nova 13i

Nothing
Phone (3a) Pro
At a glance
- Brand
- Huawei
- Nothing
- Release date
- December 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
- March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 289.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 61% of devices
- 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.77"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2388 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- Type
- LCD IPS
- AMOLED
- Density
- 391 ppi High Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 270 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (SM6225)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
- CPU
- 4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver
- 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 6 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 610
- Adreno 810 480MHz
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 108 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Sensor
- Samsung HM6
- Samsung GNJ
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.67"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- Yes
- Slow motion
- No, 30 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 8 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Pixel size
- —
- 0.64 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 40.0W
- Yes , 50.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 2.2
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 163.3 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 199 g
- 211 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- White Blue
- Black Gray
- Usable surface
- 89 %
- 87 %
- Water/dust resistance
- —
- IP64
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake EMUI 14 (Android)
- Android 15 Android 15
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), 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
- 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
- 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, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)
Networks
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 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), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), 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)
- 5G
- —
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the side
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- —
- Yes
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Audio
- —
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones















