Huawei Nova 16s

Brand: Huawei
Category: Mobiles

Processor: Kirin 8020
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Display: 6.68 inches
Camera: Dual Camera
Battery: 7000 mAh

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our editors

9.1 4.6 1

Design 9 / 10
Display 9 / 10
Camera 8 / 10
Features 9 / 10
Connectivity 9 / 10
Usability 10 / 10
Performance 9 / 10
Battery 10 / 10

Huawei Nova 16s was officially released in September 2026.

Product Main Features:

The Huawei Nova 16s measures 159.6 × 75.5 × 7.3 mm and weighs 199 grams. It features a glass front, plastic frame and aluminium back. The phone supports dual Nano-SIM connectivity and comes with an IP65 rating for dust and water resistance against low-pressure water jets. It features a 6.68-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1280 × 2800 pixels and approximately 461 ppi density.

The screen supports one billion colours, HDR Vivid, a 120Hz refresh rate and 2160Hz PWM dimming. The display is protected by aluminosilicate glass. Powered by the Kirin 8020 chipset, the phone runs EMUI 16, based on Android. It comes with 12GB RAM and storage options of 256GB or 512GB. Memory card expansion is not supported.

The dual rear camera setup includes a 50MP primary sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus and a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS and 3.3x optical zoom. Camera features include a colour spectrum sensor, HDR and panorama. Video recording supports 4K and 1080p with gyro-EIS and HDR Vivid. On the front, there is a 50MP ultrawide selfie camera that also supports 4K video recording.

Audio features include stereo speakers. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, GPS, NavIC, an infrared port and USB Type-C 2.0 with OTG support. A side-mounted fingerprint sensor is also included. The phone packs a 7000mAh battery with 100W wired fast charging and 5W reverse wired charging. Available colours include Black, White, Blue/Pink and Blue.

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Huawei Nova 16s - SPECIFICATIONS

General

Model

Huawei Nova 16s
Released

September 2026
Status

Available

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

159.6 x 75.5 x 7.3 mm
Weight

199 Grams
Waterproof

IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

OLED
Size

6.68 inches
Resolution

1280 x 2800 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

1B colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~461 PPI density
Touch Screen

Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Aluminosilicate glass
Features

HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM

Hardware

RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

12 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

256 GB, 512 GB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

EMUI 16

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

50 MP (wide) + 50 MP (periscope telephoto)
Image

2160p
Video

4K, 1080p
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

Yes
Front Camera

50 MP (ultrawide)

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Yes

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB

Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Yes
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

No
Headphone Jack

No

Battery

Capacity Battery Capacity

7000 mAh + 100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC + 5W reverse wired
Placement

Non-Removable

Media

Video Playback

Yes
Video Out

Yes
FM Radio

No
Ring Tones

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes
Handsfree

Yes

Data

4G LTE 4G LTE bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G NR Bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 SA/NSA
Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G