Earlier there were speculations about the Nova 12 series getting a 5G-enabled Kirin chip. Now the national quality certification body of China, namely the China Quality Certification Center certifies the Nova 12 Ultra. So the device may be on track for an imminent market release, with expectations pointing towards a launch in December. The Nova 12 Ultra, identified as “ADA-AL00U,” received certification as a digital mobile phone equipped with 5G capabilities, revealing that the Nova 12 Ultra will be powered by a Kirin 5G chip.

It appears to be a downclocked version of Mate 60 Pro’s Kirin 9000s chip

The certification details indicate that the 5G-enabled Kirin chip powering the Nova 12 Ultra is likely a marginally downclocked version of the Kirin 9000s. Specifically, a reduction of 0.13GHz in the frequency of the performance core results in a nuanced adjustment to the core cluster configuration, now standing at 1 x 2.49GHz + 3 x 2.15GHz + 4 x 1.53GHz. Notably, the Maliang 910 GPU accompanying the chip remains unchanged.

While the benchmark numbers of this chip is expected to be slightly lower than that of the Kirin 9000s, the difference in overall user experience should not be too large. A 5G chip in the Nova series is expected to resonate well with offline user groups. The affordability factor, coupled with the 5G support, is expected to stimulate its sales.

The Nova 11 series introduced an Ultra model with some of the premium features of the Huawei P/Mate series devices, such as two-way satellite messaging. The Nova 12 Ultra may push it further with the addition of satellite calling functionality inherited from the Huawei Mate 60 Pro.

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