Huawei has announced a follow-up to the Nova and Nova Plus announced at IFA in September last year, bringing dual-cameras and the bold colour choices of the recently released P10/P10 Plus to the Nova series.
The latest phones in the Nova series have only been announced in China so far, so a western announcement may be coming soon. The phones are powered by the octa-core Kirin 659 SoC, 4GB of RAM, rear fingerprint sensor and run Android 7.0 with EMUI 5.1.
Camera wise, Huawei are bring the dual rear camera setup to the Nova series, with both phones featuring a 12MP sensor with 1.25μm pixel, f/1.8 aperture and a secondary 8MP sensor for depth-sensing. According to the source, there’s some sort of optical zoom involved as well. A 20MP front-facing camera will make for great looking selfies too.
Where the phones differ are in the sizes, with the Nova 2 packing a 5″ 1080p display, while the Nova 2 Plus gets a 5.5″ FullHD display. Both will feature 2.5D curved glass display. The Nova 2 will pack a 2950mAh battery, while the Nova 2 Plus jams a 3,340mAh battery inside its larger body.
Want a comparison? Here you go:
| Huawei Nova 2 | Huawei Nova 2 Plus | Release date | — | — | Screen size | 5.0-inch | 5.5-inch | Screen technology | LTPS LCD | LTPS LCD | Resolution | 1,920 x 1,080 | 1,920 x 1,080 | PPI | 441 | 401 | Rear camera | 12MP + 8MP | 12MP + 8MP | Front camera | 20MP | 20MP | Chipset | Kirin 659 | Kirin 659 | Core config |
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| Ram | 4GB | 4GB | Storage | 64GB | 128GB | MicroSD | Yes, up to 128GB | Yes, up to 128GB | Battery | 2,950 mAh | 3,340 mAh | Battery removable | — | — | Connector | USB C | USB C | Headphone Port | Yes | Yes | Headphone Location | — | — | Speaker Configuration | — | — | NFC | — | — | Android OS | Android 7.0 | Android 7.0 | Vendor skin | EMUI 5.1 | EMUI 5.1 | Dimensions | 142.2×68.9×6.9 | 153.9×74.9×6.9 | Weight | 143g | 169g | Colours |
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The Chinese launch for the phones is set for June 16th, with the Nova 2 priced at 2499 yuan (around $490AUD), while the Nova 2 Plus will be priced at 2899 yuan (around $568AUD). Huawei will be bringing the phones to market in Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Gold, Obsidian Black and Rose Gold colour options – though these will obviously be changed according to market.
I bought a Nova 1 for my wife in January from China. It’s a very solid phone. Hope we can buy Nova 2 here.