Huawei has already confirmed the Oct. 22 launch of the Nova 13 series in China. Now tipster Digital Chat Station has shared some of the specifications of the Nova 13 Pro along with its Geekbench listing.
The phone scores 997 and 2,900 in the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively, which is surprisingly much lower than its predecessor’s scores. For context, the Nova 12 Pro achieved over 1,300 and 4,100 in the same tests.
Nova 13 Pro rumored to use Kirin 8000 chip
According to the tipster, the phone is powered by the mid-range Kirin 8000 chipset. In contrast, its predecessor used the more capable Kirin 9000s, the same chip that powers the flagship Mate 60 series.
The Huawei Nova Flip, which was released in August this year, also uses the mid-range Kirin 8000 chip, which includes a single Cortex-A77 core clocked at 2.40 GHz, three additional Cortex-A77 cores at 2.19 GHz, and four energy-efficient Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.84 GHz.
While the Geekbench listing for the Nova 13 Pro also confirms the same frequencies for all the different clusters, the scores are still lower than the flip phone. It suggests that the company is testing the device with different performance tuning to find a sweet spot between the performance and battery life.
Other specifications:
According to the Geekbench listing, the Kirin 8000 chip is paired with 12GB RAM. In addition to that, the phone packs a 1.5K quad-curved display, the same resolution as its predecessor. However, he didn’t reveal the display size.
The company’s new HarmonyOS Next operating system (independent of Android) is expected to debut alongside the Nova 13 series. However, the tipster claims it will be running on HarmonyOS 4.2.
As for the cameras, he reaffirms the previous rumors. There could be a dual 60MP + 8 MP setup on the front and a triple camera setup on the rear, including a 50MP main with variable aperture. According to previous rumors, the other two cameras could be a 12MP ultrawide and an 8MP telephoto.
The phone could also support satellite connectivity and 100W fast charging.
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