Before the Nova 5i launched alongside the Nova 5 and Nova 5 Pro last month, there were reports of a Nova 5i Pro too but Huawei didn’t announce it at the launch event.
A schematic diagram from its manual was leaked afterward, confirming the device does exist. Now, promo materials have also surfaced, revealing all there is to know, save for the price and launch date, about the upcoming device.
The Nova 5i Pro will have a punch-hole FHD+ display like the non-pro model albeit smaller at 6.26-inches. The display has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a 90.7% screen-to-body ratio. Inside the hole which sits at the top left corner is a 32MP camera.
The phone will adopt the Mate 20 Pro’s Matrix camera design but house four sensors instead of three. The primary camera is a 48MP sensor and it is paired with an 8MP super wide-angle camera, a 2MP sensor with a macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. Flanking the housing on the right is the LED flash and below it is a fingerprint scanner.
The Nova 5i Pro swaps the Kirin 710F of the Nova 5i for the newer and more powerful Kirin 810. It has 8GB of RAM and will come in 128GB and 256GB versions. There is a 4000mAh battery under the hood and it has support for 20W fast charging. Huawei says the phone can charge to 50% in 30 minutes and will take 90 minutes to charge to 100%.
The Nova 5i Pro will come in three colors – Aurora, Emerald, and Midnight Black. The back of the phone has a 3D curve but we are not sure if it is glass or plastic.
The Nova 5i Pro specs in the promo materials are identical to those of the TENAA-certified Huawei SPN-AL00 and Huawei SPN-TL00 which have been reported to be variants of the Mate 30 Lite. If that is the case, the Nova 5i Pro will launch in Europe and other markets as the Mate 30 Lite.
