Huawei nova 15 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16e

Product
Huawei nova 15 Ultra
596 USD
Apple iPhone 16e
599 USD

Price
596 USD
599 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Huawei Mobiles
Apple iPhone
Model No
SLY-AL00
A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408

Launch Date
2026, January 06
2025, February 19

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
5G bands
SA/NSA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

Dimensions
163 x 78 x 6.8 mm (6.42 x 3.07 x 0.27 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
209 g (7.37 oz)
167 g (5.89 oz)
Build
Glass front (Kunlun Glass), aluminum alloy frame, fiber-reinforced plastic back IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Colors
Black, White, Purple, Green
Black, White

Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 4000 nits (peak)
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size
6.84 inches, 115.0 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.1 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1320 x 2856 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)

OS
HarmonyOS 6.0
iOS 18.4
Chipset
Kirin 9010S
Apple A18 (3 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

RAM
12GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB
128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.4-4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.2, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), AF
Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.

Lens 1
50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/1.9, (wide) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR, panorama
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR

Capacity
6500 mAh
Li-Ion
Charging
100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC 50W wireless 7.5W reverse wireless 5W reverse wired
Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0