Today Huawei entered into a new phase with the launch of Nova 4 smartphone in China.
The world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer has now launched its first – small camera hole in the front panel of the display screen. Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is also set to release a display hole camera smartphone Honor V20 on December 26.
The Huawei Nova 4’s other highlights include its 48-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX586 sensor that’s part of a triple rear camera setup, as well as its gradient colour design. The Huawei Nova 4 has gone up for pre-orders, and will become available to buy later this month.
Huawei Nova smartphone family already has more than 65 million users.
The Nova smartphone family is still quite new, having been introduced in China in late 2016 – since its debut, it is quite popular among the masses specially the youths.
So far only 5 smartphones have been released for this family. Since the first Nova 2, the evolution in the quality they have offered is impossible to go unnoticed. Its success in China has been so great that the manufacturer quickly realized that it needs to expand its availability to the remaining international markets.
Huawei Nova 4 specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano) Huawei Nova 4 runs EMUI 9.0.1 based on Android 9.0 Pie, and sports a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080×2310 pixels) display with a 19.25:9 aspect ratio, and support for 96 percent NTSC colour gamut. It has a 86.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. The Huawei Nova 4 runs on the octa-core HiSIlicon Kirin 970 SoC, which features four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.36GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. The SoC is coupled with the 8GB of RAM.
On the front of the Huawei Nova 4, in the display hole (4.5mm wide), is a 25-megapixel front camera with an f/2.0 aperture, with EIS functionality. The earpiece is contained on the top-edge, and is just 0.85mm wide. There is 128GB of inbuilt storage on the smartphone, not expandable via microSD card.
The Huawei Nova 4 bears a triple rear camera setup, and as we mentioned, it comes in two variants – one with a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor (f/1.8 aperture), and another with a 20-megapixel primary sensor. Apart from the primary sensor, the triple rear camera setup consists of a 16-megapixel 117-degree ultra-wide angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The setup is accompanied by a single LED flash. The company is touting EIS, 4K video support, AI beauty, 3D Qmoji, PDAF, and contrast focus on the rear camera.
Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C (v2.0), and 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor. It bears a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel, as well as face unlock features. A 3,750mAh battery powers the Huawei Nova 4.
The Huawei Nova 4 is expected to release in Nepali market in the next couple of months.
Huawei Nova 4 price
The Huawei Nova 4 price has been set at CNY 3,399 (roughly NRs. 56,500) for the 48-megapixel rear camera variant, and CNY 3,099 (roughly NRs. 51,500) for the 20-megapixel variant. They are up for for pre-orders via Huawei’s Vmall e-commerce site, and will go on sale on December 27. Huawei will make the smartphone available in Black, Blue, Red, and White colour variants.
Huawei Nepal has launched the Nova 4 smartphone in Nepali market at a price tag of NRs.64,900.
Premium Version – 48 MP Primary Camera
SoC: Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 970
CPU: 4x 2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A73, 4x 1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, Cores: 8
GPU: ARM Mali-G72 MP12, 767 MHz, Cores: 12
RAM: 8 GB, 1833 MHz
Storage: 128 GB
Display: 6.4 in, AMOLED, 1080 x 2310 pixels, 24 bit
Camera: 8000 x 6000 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 fps
SIM card: Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi: a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac, Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: 2.0, USB Type-C
Bluetooth: 4.2
Dimensions: 75.1 x 157 x 7.77 mm
Weight: 172 g
Battery: 3750 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 9.0 Pie
Standard Version – 20 MP Primary Camera
SoC: Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 970
CPU: 4x 2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A73, 4x 1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, Cores: 8
GPU: ARM Mali-G72 MP12, 767 MHz, Cores: 12
RAM: 8 GB, 1833 MHz
Storage: 128 GB
Display: 6.4 in, AMOLED, 1080 x 2310 pixels, 24 bit
Camera: 5180 x 3880 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 fps
SIM card: Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi: a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac, Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: 2.0, USB Type-C
Bluetooth: 4.2
Dimensions: 75.1 x 157 x 7.77 mm
Weight: 172 g
Battery: 3750 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 9.0 Pie
