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Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
Huawei Nova
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3.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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41
4.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 8.1Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.36 GHz2.45 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-G72 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 540ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB6 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in6.1 in5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 2240 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
AMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density443.0 ppi408.0 ppi401.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps960.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.7"1/2.8"1/2.55"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/1.6
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.7"1/2.8"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage32 GB128 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesnonoyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
N/A
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.56 in6.1 in6.07 in5.86 in
Width2.72 in2.91 in2.92 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight5.15 oz6.35 oz5.4 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.25.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-CNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3020.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h421.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time33.0 h22.0 h19.25 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Huawei SuperChargeDash ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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