Huawei has introduced a new smartphone called Huawei Nova 5T. The handset is packed with exciting specs like Kirin 980 flagship chipset, 8GB RAM, quad cameras and high screen-to-body ratio. The company claims that the smartphone is perfectly suitable for aspirational and fashion-conscious social media user because of its slick design and 32-megapixel selfie camera.
Huawei Nova 5T Specifications and Features
Measuring 154.24 x 73.97 x 7.87mm, the Huawei Nova 5T houses a 6.26-inch LCD IPS display and weighs 174 grams. The display features a small hole at its top-left corner for the front-facing camera. The phone supports full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The 7nm Kirin 980 chipset that features dual NPUs powers the smartphone. The SoC is assisted by 8 GB of RAM. The handset comes with a native storage of 128 GB. There is no support for external storage on the device. The EMUI 9.1 based Android 9 Pie OS runs on the device. The handset features a 3,750mAh battery that carries support for 22.5W fast charging over USB-C. The rapid charging technology allows the phone to gain 50 percent power by charging it only for 30 minutes.
The rear side of the Huawei Nova 5T is fitted with an LED assisted vertical camera unit that includes three sensors such as 48-megapixel primary lens with f/1.8 aperture and autofocus, a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. Alongside it is a 2-megapixel macro camera with f/2.4 aperture. Placed on the front is an f/2.0 aperture 32-megapixel selfie snapper. When it comes to connectivity, the Nova 5T offers features like dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, dual-frequency GPS, NFC and USB-C. Lastly, it is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and it lacks a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Nova 5T is a rebadged version of Honor 20 smartphone. The only noticeable differences between the two phones is that the Nova 5T has a unique design on its rear and it comes with higher 8 GB of RAM. The Honor 20 has 6 GB of RAM.
Huawei Nova 5T Price and Availability
The Nova 5T is aimed towards select markets. It will be available for purchase in Singapore from Sept. 14. Its pricing will be disclosed later. In Malaysia, it is priced at RM 1599 (~$379) and its pre-order will begin tomorrow. It will be available for purchase in Malaysia from Sept. 7. Midsummer Purple, Crush Blue and Black are the three color editions of the smartphone.
