The launch of the Nova 5 series is still a week away but the leaks haven’t stopped pouring in. The latest is a couple of live photos of the Nova 5. But that isn’t the exciting part, the source of the images has also revealed a key spec about the phone.
According to @RODENT950, the Nova 5 will be powered by the Kirin 810. This is a processor that is yet to be unveiled and definitely the literal successor to the Kirin 710. He adds that the new chipset is actually a 7nm premium mid-range SoC that will take on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 730.
Nova 5i Kirin 710
Nova 5 Kirin 810
Nova 5Pro Kirin 980— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) June 13, 2019
This is exciting news as the Kirin 710 is overdue for a successor but it also means Huawei may still be following its tradition of releasing just one mid-range SoC per year. This new chipset will most likely be the one that will power future Huawei and Honor mid-range and upper mid-range phones for the next 1 year or thereabout.
We have no idea when the processor will be unveiled but if it doesn’t get a separate launch before next week, that means it will be unveiled at the Nova 5 launch.
The tweet also says the Nova 5i will come with the Kirin 710 while the Nova 5 Pro will be powered by the flagship Kirin 980.
[envira-gallery id=”259028″]With respect to the images of the Nova 5, we can see it will also have quad rear cameras like the Nova 5i. Three of the sensors are stacked vertically while the fourth one sits separately on the right in a similar design to that of the Honor 20.
There is no fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone which is covered in glass. There doesn’t seem to be an indentation on the side which rules out a side-mounted scanner and leaves us with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Huawei will announce the Nova 5 series on June 21. It has also been reported that the MediaPad m6 tablet will also be announced at the event.
