Huawei nova

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – CAN-L01L11

 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 2100 – CAN-L02L12

 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – CAN-L03L13

4G bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38 – CAN-L01L11

 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 28, 38, 40 – CAN-L02L12

 
2, 4, 5, 7, 28, 12, 17 – CAN-L03L13

Speed
HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced
2016, September. Released 2016, October

Status
Discontinued

Body
Dimensions
141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm (5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 in)

Weight
146 g (5.15 oz)

Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type
IPS LCD

Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)

Platform
OS
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

CPU
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU
Adreno 506

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal
32GB 3GB RAM

 eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Single
12 MP, 1/2.9″, 1.25µm, PDAF

Features
HDR, panorama

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Single
8 MP

Video
1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS

NFC
No

Radio
FM radio

USB
USB Type-C

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Type
Li-Po 3020 mAh, non-removable

Charging
18W wired

Misc
Colors
Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Obsidian Black

Models
CAN-L01L11, CAN-L02L12, CAN-L03L13, CAN-L11, CAN-L01, CAN-L12, CAZ-AL10, CAZ-TL10, CAN-L13

Price
About 200 EUR

Tests
Performance

Basemark OS II 2.0: 1218Basemark X: 10511

Display

Contrast ratio: 1540:1 (nominal), 2.467 (sunlight)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 69dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 80dB

Audio quality

Noise -68.9dB / Crosstalk -95.9dB

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 84h