Huawei Nova 8 Pro, Huawei Nova 8 price, availability
The Huawei Nova 8 Pro is priced at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 45,100) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and CNY 4,399 (roughly Rs. 49,600) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. The Huawei Nova 8 is priced at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 37,200) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and CNY 3,699 (roughly Rs. 41,700) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. The bookings of the phones are now open in China, with deliveries starting from January 7.
Huawei Nova 8 Pro specifications
The Huawei Nova 8 Pro is pretty similar to the Nova 8 on the hardware front, but has differences in display, battery, and front camera. The dual-SIM (Nano) Huawei Nova 8 Pro comes with a 6.72-inch full-HD+ OLED display (1,236x2,676 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 300Hz touch sampling rate. It also features an in-display fingerprint scanner, and runs on Android 10-based EMUI 11. The 5G handset also features an octa-core Kirin 985 SoC, 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage.
Huawei Nova 8 specifications have been leaked by a major telco ahead of its launch in China later in the day. As per the listing on China Telecom, the smartphone will be launched in two variants, with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. The smartphone belongs to the Nova 8 series which also has the Nova 8 Pro smartphone. The handset is said to feature a 6.5-inch hole-punch display with a cutout located in the centre of the screen.
As per the China Telecom listing, Huawei Nova 8 has a model number ANG-AN00. As mentioned, the phone is said to be available in two options: 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. The prices of the variants are not mentioned. The listing shows the smartphone will come with a full-HD+ 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1080x2400 pixels) OLED hole-punch display. It comes with an in-screen fingerprint reader, and features a glass and polycarbonate chassis, as per the listing.
For photography, the Huawei Nova 8 is tipped to come with a quad rear camera setup with 64-megapixel primary sensor. Huawei has allegedly paired the primary camera with one 8-megapixel and two 2-megapixel sensors. On the front is a 32-megapixel camera for selfies. Reportedly, the smartphone will come pre-installed with Android 10-based EMUI 11. The listing reveals that the phone is powered by the Kirin 985 SoC, and houses a 3,800mAh battery. The listing was spotted by GizmoChina.
The Huawei Nova 8 series, with the Huawei Nova 8 Pro anticipated alongside, will be launched today. Huawei has already launched the first phone in the Huawei Nova 8 series, the Huawei Nova 8 SE, earlier this year. It supports 66W fast charging, and comes with the octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC.