Huawei Nova

General Information

• Colors:
• Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Obsidian Black

• Models:
• CAN-L01L11, CAN-L02L12, CAN-L03L13, CAN-L11, CAN-L01, CAN-L12, CAZ-AL10, CAZ-TL10

• Price:
• About 200 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - CAN-L01L11, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - CAN-L03L13

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - CAN-L01L11, LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700), 12(700), 17(700) - CAN-L03L13

• Speed:
• HSPA, LTE

Launch

• Announced:
• 2016, September

• Status:
• Available. Released 2016, October

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm (5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 in)

• Weight:
• 146 g (5.15 oz)

• Build:
• Front glass, aluminum body

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type:
• IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)

Platform

• OS:
• Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

• GPU:
• Adreno 506

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

• Internal:
• 32GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• na

• Features:
• HDR, panorama

• Video:
• 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 8 MP

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.1, A2DP, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

• NFC:
• No

• Radio:
• FM radio

• USB:
• Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Po 3020 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 18W

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 1473 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1218Basemark X: 10511

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 1540:1 (nominal), 2.467 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 69dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 80dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -68.9dB / Crosstalk -95.9dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 84h