Huawei nova 8 5G specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei nova 8 5G
  • Released 2021, January 05 169g, 7.6mm thickness Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G77 (8-core) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 459.2 USD
  • 6.57" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 64MP 2160p
  • 8GB RAM Kirin 985 5G
  • 3800mAh Li-Po

Huawei nova 8 5G overview

Huawei nova 8 5G is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2021, January 05. Huawei nova 8 5G has 6.57 inch, OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels screen. Huawei nova 8 5G uses Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Mali-G77 (8-core) GPU. Huawei nova 8 5G supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Huawei nova 8 5G has 64MP Quad main camera, 32MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 3800 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Huawei nova 8 5G is about 459.2 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei nova 8 5G compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 103 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 80 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 86 / 100 points
  • Price: 51 / 100 points

Huawei nova 8 5G full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, December 23
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 0.30 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz
Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Chipset Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G77 (8-core)

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS

MAIN CAMERA

Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
Features HDR
Video 4K

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

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, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 3800 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min Reverse charging 5W

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, Blue, Green, White
Models ANG-AN00
Price About 459.2 USD

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