Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 3.5× faster
- Camera score: 5.1 → 7.8
- Display score: 8.1 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No IR blaster
Should You Upgrade From the Huawei nova 13?
How the Huawei nova 13 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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We can’t give our take on the Huawei nova 13: its maker hasn’t published how long it gets security updates. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Huawei nova 13, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 6.3× faster
- Camera score: 5.1 → 9.0
- Display score: 8.1 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (10× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 195 → 236 g
POCO F9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 6.3× faster
- Camera score: 5.1 → 8.7
- Display score: 8.1 → 8.7
- Battery: 5,000 → 8,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 195 → 235 g
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Huawei nova 13 upgrade FAQ
Is the Huawei nova 13 still supported?
Huawei hasn’t published an official update policy for the Huawei nova 13, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the Huawei nova 13?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 5.7 for the Huawei nova 13. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the Huawei nova 13, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the Huawei nova 13?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 6.3 times as fast as the Huawei nova 13. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 2,400, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 314.