Huawei Nova 8

Huawei Nova 8 is a flagship lineup smartphone from Huawei’s Nova 8-series. The series also includes its big brother the Nova 8. On the specs side, Huawei Nova 8 has a Kirin 985 octa-core processor integrated with 8GB of RAM and a Mali-G77 (8-core) GPU. The smartphone brings an HDR10 supported 6.5-inch OLED display with a punch-hole. On the camera side, Nova 8 sports a 64MP quad-rear camera and a 32MP punch-hole selfie camera. Let’s read more about Huawei Nova 8 and check to match its details with another phone in this range.

Display and Camera

Huawei Nova 8 is fitted with a 6.5-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen comes with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080x2340px in an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Besides, the display has narrow bezels on its sides that gives it nearly 90% of screen to body ratio. The display has a pixel density of 392ppi and is HDR10 supported which offers sharp and detailed visuals. Nova 8 has an on-screen fingerprint sensor for security unlocks.

Nova 8 features a 64MP quad-rear camera set up backed by an LED flash. Its primary 64MP camera with aperture f/1.9 is coupled with a 120˚ultra-wide camera of an 8MP, and a pair of 2MP’s of a depth sensor and macro camera with supported autofocus. On the front side, there lives a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole notch for assisting selfies and video calls. You capture 4K videos @30fps using the main rear camera of the phone. Based on the camera details, you may expect to have better camera performance on this phone.

Performance and Battery

Huawei Nova 8 runs on EMUI 11 based on the Android 10 operating system out of the box. Like the rest of the Huawei phones, this one also doesn’t support the Google play service that restricts user to install popular apps and games. The smartphone is driven by HiSilicon’s Kirin 985 SoC with octa-core processors that tick at a clock speed of 2.5GHz. For better multitasking performance, you get 8GB of RAM. The graphic demands of the phone for needy apps and games is fully supported by Mali-G77 (8-core) GPU.

Nova 8 packs a 3,800mAh Li-Po battery that supports 66W fast charging out of the box. The battery attains 60% in just 15-minutes and 100% in 35-minutes, claims Huawei. Also, the phone supports 5W reverse charging. The battery size seems a bit smaller compared to the other phone in this range.

Storage and Connectivity

Huawei Nova 8 comes with massive 128GB of internal storage that can be used to store your favorite apps and games. Also, you may use it to fill with important documents, photos, videos, music, and other files. The phone has ample storage but is limited without any support of an extra storage slot.

Huawei Nova 8 offers 3G, 4G, 5G (in-selected markets) and VoLTE feature that enables HD voice calls and video calls on supported Jio networks. It has WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1 that boosts signal strength and pairing, NFC for sharing small amounts of payloads, and a USB Type C port. For real-time navigation, Huawei Nova 8 has GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, and QZSS.