Huawei Nova 5 Series Officially Announced: As expected, Huawei has launched three new smartphones in China under the Nova 5 series namely Nova 5i, Nova 5, and the Nova 5 Pro. The Nova 5i is the most affordable in terms of pricing among the three smartphones. It is priced at 1999 yuan which is INR 20,300 approximately for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It will be available for pre-orders from the 21st of June and will go on sale on the 28th of June in China. The smartphone is available in three shades: Black, Blue, and Red. The 8GB+256GB version of the Nova 5i is priced at 2199 yuan (INR 22,300 approx)
Coming to the Nova 5 and the Nova 5 Pro, the two smartphones share almost the same features except a few. The Nova 5 comes with Huawei’s latest Kirin 810 processor while the 5 Pro comes with Huawei’s flagship processor, the Kirin 980. There is also a difference in the RAM and internal storage options that these two phones offer. Unlike the 5 Pro, the Huawei Nova 5 is not available with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage option. The Nova 5 smartphone comes in three shades – Black, Purple, and Green. It is priced at 2799 yuan (INR 28,400 approximately) for 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
The Nova 5 Pro, on the other hand, comes in four shades – Black, Purple, Green, and Orange. Its top variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage is available for 3399 yuan (INR 34,400 approx), while the base model of Nova 5 Pro (8GB+128GB) is available for 2999 yuan (INR 30,400). Both the smartphones will be open for pre-orders on 21st June and will go on sale in China on the 28th of June. It is expected that Huawei will launch the Nova 5 series in India in the coming weeks.
Huawei Nova 5i Specs
- 6.4-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+
- 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass IPS LCD screen with DCI-P3 colour gamut
- Octa-Core Kirin 710 12nm
- 4 x 2.2GHz Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
- ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
- 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage
- 8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage
- Expandable memory up to 512GB
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 24MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, CAF
- 8MP ultra wide sensor, 2MP for 4cm macro, 2MP for portrait shots
- 24MP front-facing camera with 1/2.8″ sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 0.9μm pixel size
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm
- Weight: 178 grams
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
- 4000mAh (typcial) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery
Huawei Nova 5 & 5 Pro Specs
- 6.39-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) FHD+
- OLED HDR Display with 108% DCI-P3 colour gamut
- Nova 5 CPU and GPU: HUAWEI Kirin 810 (2 x Cortex A76 2.27 GHz + 6 x Cortex A55 1.88 GHz) processor with 820MHz ARM Mali-G52MP6 GPU
- Nova 5 Pro CPU and GPU:HUAWEI Kirin 980 (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz) processor with 720 MHz ARM Mali-G76MP10 GPU
- 8GB RAM with 128GB storage (Nova 5)
- 8GB RAM with 128GB/256GB storage (Nova 5 Pro)
- Expandable memory up to 256GB
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / NM card)
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1.1
- 48MP primary rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash
- 16MP Ultra-Wide-Angle rear lens with f/2.2 aperture
- 2MP 4cm rear macro lens with f/2.4 aperture
- 2MP rear depth of field lens with f/2.4 aperture, PDAF, CAF
- 32MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio
- Dimensions: 157.4×74.8×7.33mm
- Weight: 171 grams
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC (Nova 5 Pro only), USB Type-C
- 3500mAh (typical) 3400mAh (minimum) battery
- 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge fast charging