Huawei Nova, Nova Plus with Snapdragon 625, 8 MP front camera, fingerprint announced at IFA 2016

Sometime back we reported that Huawei is going to launch two smartphones at IFA 2016 event in Berlin under a new series named as Huawei Nova, specifically designed for Women. As reported, Huawei just announced two new smartphones Huawei Nova and Huawei Nova Plus in the new Nova series at the IFA 2016. Both these devices come with metal body, fingerprint scanner, a 8 MP front shooter, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625.

Out of the two smartphones, Nova is the compact one with 5 inch full HD 1080p display backed by a 3020 mAh battery whereas Nova plus is a bigger one with a screen size of 5.5 inch full HD 1080p display backed by 3340 mAh battery. The compact variant comes with a 12 MP rear camera with LED flash, PFAF, 1.25-micron pixel size whereas the Plus variant comes with 16 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, OIS. Both the devices come with a 8 MP front shooter.

Huawei Nova specifications

• Display : 5 inch Full HD 1080p 2.5D curved glass
• CPU : Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor
• GPU: Adreno 506
• RAM : 3 GB
• Storage : 32 GB internal, expandable with microSD
• OS : Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1
• Misc : Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD), Fingerprint sensor
• Camera : 12 MP rear camera with LED flash, PDAF, 1.25-micron pixel size + 8 MP front-shooter with f/2.0 aperture
• Dimensions: 141.2 × 69.1 × 7.1 mm
• Weight: 146 gm
• Connectivity : 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, USB Type-C
• Battery: 3,020 mAh

Huawei Nova Plus specifications

• Display : 5.5 inch Full HD 1080p 2.5D curved glass
• CPU : Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor
• GPU: Adreno 506
• RAM : 3 GB
• Storage : 32 GB internal, expandable with microSD
• OS : Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1
• Misc : Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD), Fingerprint sensor
• Camera :  16 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, OIS + 8 MP front-shooter with f/2.0 aperture
• Dimensions: 151.8×75.7×7.3mm
• Weight: 160 gm
• Connectivity : 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, USB Type-C
• Battery:  3340 mAh

Nova and Nova Plus are priced at 399 Euros (~ US$ 445 / Rs. 29,900) & 429 Euros(US$ 480 / Rs. 32000) respectively. They will be available in Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver and Titanium Grey color options.