Huawei launched the base variant of nova 7 series, which was named as nova 7 SE, back in April. Now the company has uncovered the latest Huawei nova 8 SE in an event held in China. The phone greatly looks like the recently launched iPhone 12 with flat sides and a square shaped camera setting on the back of the phone. Have a look at the real photos of the smartphone:
There are two variants that are launched and the only difference between them is the chipset; one comes with Dimensity 720 with 5G + 4G dual sim connectivity and the other variant with a slight increase in the price comes with Dimensity 800U chipset and it supports 5G + 5G dual SIM connectivity. Both variants of the phone come with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. nova 7 SE was launched with an LCD display whereas the latest nova 8 SE is coming with an OLED display and supports HDR10. The smartphone has 6.53″ display with 85.4% screen-to-body ratio. The screen of the phone has a water drop notch for a 16 MP selfie camera. The finger print scanner can also be found under the display.
On the back, the phone has a squarish camera bump which houses the main 64 MP camera along with an 8 MP ultrawide, 2 MP macro and 2 MP depth sensor. The smartphone is powered by a 3800mAh battery which is strange as we are getting at least 4500mAh battery on other devices launched recently in this segment by other companies. But there’s a plus point as well, the nova 8 SE comes with 66W fast charging support and which can charge the device from 0 to 100 in just 35 minutes.
The rest of the key points of Huawei nova 8 SE include a USB-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack and Bluetooth 5.1. The phone is only 7.46mm thick which is a good thing when phones are getting thicker these days and it weighs only 178 grams. The nova 8 SE has four color options; Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver and the phone will go on sale in China from November 11. The price of the phone is set at CNY 2,599 ($390 | PKR 62,999 | INR 29,150) and the high end variant will be available in CNY 2,699 ($410 | PKR 65,999 | INR 30,450). There’s no word on launch of the phone in other markets, stay connected with The Android City and we will keep you updated!
Detailed Specs
| Build OS | Huawei nova 8 SE comes with Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services |
| Body Dimensions | 161.1 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm |
| Sim | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Weight | 178 g |
| Colors | Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver |
| Network Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| Processor CPU | Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) – standard model Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) – premium model |
| Chipset | MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G (7 nm) – standard model MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) – premium model |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 |
| Display Technology | OLED, HDR10 |
| Size | 6.53 inches (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Memory Built-in | 128GB 8GB RAM |
| Memory Card | No |
| Camera Main/Back | Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Features | LED flash, Panorama, HDR Video 4K @ 30fps, 1080p @ 30fps |
| Front/Selfie | Single 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) HDR, Video 1080p@30fps |
| Connectivity WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| FM Radio | No |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared Port | No |
| Features Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes |
| Battery Capacity | Li-Po 3800 mAh, non-removable Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min |
| Price | Huawei nova 8 SE is Starting from $390 | PKR 62,999 | INR 29,150 |
