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Huawei presented smartphones of the Nova 8 lineup (4 photos)


Strictly adhering to the schedule, Huaweiintroduced new smartphones Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro with 90-120 Hz screens, high-power fast charging, quad cameras and proprietary processors. The company ends the difficult 2020, marked by continuous confrontation with the American government, with quite good results, coming out at the end of the third quarter, becoming the leader in the smartphone market in China. The company's new smartphones are still deprived of the ability to use Google services.

The youngest model of the line - the Nova 8 smartphone willEquipped with a 6.57-inch OLED display (FHD +) with a 90Hz refresh rate (240Hz response rate). The screen has ultra-thin bezels, curved sides, pixel density up to 392 PPI, 10-bit color depth and can display 1.07 billion colors. HDR 10 and HLG high definition video are supported. A secure fingerprint sensor is integrated under the screen. The selfie camera with a 32MP sensor is housed in a circular hole in the center of the top of the display.


The hardware of the Nova 8 smartphone runs onthe proprietary Kirin 985 5G processor, released last year, which guarantees high speeds on 5G networks. 8 GB RAM and the main memory, depending on the configuration, 128 or 256 GB.

Autonomous operation is provided by the battery3800mAh capacity, supporting 66W SuperCharge fast charging (15 minutes to 60% and full charge to 100% - up to 35 minutes). The heat removal system uses a three-dimensional graphene film, which is able to identify an area with an elevated temperature and quickly dissipate heat energy in the right place.


Works smartphone Nova 8 under controlproprietary shell EMUI 11 for Android 10. Wireless communication is provided by Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS. The main camera with four sensors is housed in an oval protruding module in the upper left of the rear surface: 64 megapixel HD camera (f / 1.9 aperture), 8 megapixel ultra wide-angle camera (f / 2.4 aperture), 2 megapixel macro camera (f aperture / 2.4) and a camera for determining the depth of field 2 megapixels (f / 2.4 aperture). Realized 10x digital zoom.

The flagship smartphone Huawei Nova 8 Pro will befeatures a 6.72-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The selfie camera gets two sensors: an ultra-wide-angle 32 megapixel (f / 2.4 aperture) and 16 megapixel (f / 2.0 aperture) for portrait photography. Supported communication via Wi-Fi 6+ and Bluetooth 5.2. 4000mAh battery. All other technical characteristics are the same with the younger model. Both smartphones in the series have an NFC module, USB-C ports, work in fifth-generation networks and receive speakers with support for Huawei Histen Sound technology.


The sale of new products will begin in China on December 30.Huawei Nova 8 model with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage will cost $ 504, a smartphone with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage will cost $ 565. The flagship Huawei Nova 8 Pro with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is priced at $ 612, while the model with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage will cost $ 673.