Huawei/Honor has been rolling out EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 to its device for about three months since its announcement alongside P40 series in late March. Earlier this month, the company managed to seed out the update (beta/stable) to all the eligible 36 devices in China. Now, it is rolling out ‘Knuckle Gesture’ support to certain five handsets, which were promised to get this update at the Honor X10 launch.

The Knuckle gestures have been part of Huawei smartphone experience for years. It was mostly available on high-end devices in the earlier days. But soon, it made its way to mid-range phones and then disappeared for a short period of time on these handsets.

However, now with the release of EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1, the Chinese tech giant is bringing this feature to most of its devices. It has been adding this to a number of devices since the past few months. Now, five more phones are receiving it in China as per a post by EMUI official Weibo account.

The Huawei/Honor handsets that are currently getting knuckle gestures in China are as listed below.

• Huawei Nova 5
• Huawei Nova 5z
• Huawei Nova 5i Pro
• Honor 20S
• Honor 20 Youth Edition (Lite)

Though none of the global version of these devices is eligible for EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 update, we can at least hope the company to bring knuckle gestures.

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At the Huawei P40 series launch event, the company also released a new version of its mobile software called EMUI 10.1. It comes pre-installed on the new devices, however, several old devices are also guaranteed to receive them. The first batch of handsets has already received a closed beta build. Now, the second batch of devices such as Huawei Nova 5 series and Honor 20S are getting a similar treatment.

The second batch of devices that are currently receiving EMUI 10.1 closed beta is as listed below.

• Huawei Nova 5 Series

  • Huawei Nova 5
  • Huawei Nova 5 Pro
  • Huawei Nova 5i Pro
  • Huawei Nova 5Z

• Honor 20 Series

  • Honor 20S

Since EMUI on Honor devices is known as MagicUI, the Honor 20S is actually receiving MagicUI 3.1, which is nothing but a rebranded EMUI 10.1.

Huawei released EMUI 10 based on Android 10 soon after Google officially released the latter. The Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro were the first devices to come with this software out of the box late last year.

Then in late March 2020, Huawei unveiled the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus with EMUI 10.1 on board. The new iteration of EMUI brings Huawei’s own AI voice assistant called Celia, new multi-window functionality, MeeTime video calling app, new AODs, and more.

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AnTuTu recently released the top 10 most-powerful flagship models that have run through the benchmark app in March. The benchmark outfit equally released the top 10 most powerful mid-range models for March 2020. The top 10 most-powerful mid-range models are powered by just five mid-range SoCs, with the Kirin 810 chipset having the widest spread.

The star of the moment still remains the MediaTek Dimensity 1000L SoC powering the OPPO Reno3 5G. The processor maintained its lead of this category with an average score of 407340 points. That is a wide gap between the Reno3 5G and the Exynos 980-powered Vivo X30 5G in the second spot. The gap between the first and second-ranked model is more than 80,000 points, showing the prowess of the Dimensity 1000L. The Reno3 5G was launched in December 2019 and has stayed consecutively atop AnTuTu’s midrange chart since January, thanks to the MediaTek SoC.

The Dimensity 1000L is built with a 7nm process and uses the Cortex-A77 architecture in an octa-core arrangement. The GPU uses the G77 architecture and the SoC also comes with built-in 5G baseband. The chipset equally supports NSA / SA dual-mode 5G.

The Redmi K30 5G packing a Snapdragon 765G processor maintained the third position. OPPO’s latest Reno3 Pro 5G enters at the fourth spot. The four models are the only 5G model in the top 10 midrange chart.

Huawei’s Hisilicon Kirin 810 chipset propelled five different Huawei and Honor models into the list. The phones include the Honor 9X Pro, Huawei Nova 6 SE, Honor 9X, Honor 20S and the Huawei Nova 5i, all occupying the fifth to ninth spots in that order.

Another MediaTek chipset, the Helio G90T makes the cut onboard the Redmi Note 8 Pro and with an average score of 289257 points.

With the launch of several models powered by the Snapdragon 765G, we expect the list to change pretty soon but the Dimensity 1000L’s dominance doesn’t seem to have any contender. However, the top 10 mid-range chart may soon be dominated by 5G phones in the coming months considering the rising number of 5G mid-range phones that are being released in quick succession.

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Huawei just does not want to stop releasing affordable midrange smartphones this summer. After making the Honor 9X series official, the Chinese giant announced the Nova 5i Pro which is supposed to hit the global market as the Mate 30 Lite. The cute handset has a lot of internal rivals this year, so many devices that it is worth comparing the most valid ones in order to clear your ideas in case you are looking for a new Huawei handset. So, we decided to compare the Nova 5i Pro with the latest mid-ranger from Huawei’s sub-brand which carries a similar price tag: the Honor 9X Pro. But given that this should be the Mate 30 Lite, we also decided to include the P30 Lite in the comparison, as it makes sense to include both the Mate and the P series since they are the most important Huawei line-ups. Below you can read our findings and our opinion about them.

Huawei Nova 5i Pro vs Huawei Honor 9X Pro vs Huawei P30 Lite

Design

If you do not care about having the most compact dimensions, the perfect choice in terms of design is the Honor 9X Pro. There is really nothing better than its amazing pop-up camera and the attractive X pattern on its rear side, at least according to my tastes. Despite it comes with a punch-hole display, I do not like the Huawei Nova 5i Pro so much because of its anonymous rear side with a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. If you need a compact, thin and lightweight smartphone, then you should choose the Huawei P30 Lite as it is just 7.4 mm thin, it weighs just 159 grams and it is very small thanks to its 6.15-inch display.

Display

As I am usually a productivity user, I personally prefer wider displays, just like most of the users out there. That is why I would go for the Honor 9X Pro and its huge 6.59-inch screen. I even think that this device will offer better quality compared to the Huawei Nova 5i Pro, but I still can not test it thoroughly as I am waiting for it to go on sale. The Huawei P30 has a very nice display as well, but it is small: just 6.15 inches, so it is not comfortable for everyone. But if you usually are a one-handed user, then you will like it.

Specs & Software

Given that it is equipped with a lower-end and older chipset, Huawei P30 Lite loses this comparison. Huawei Nova 5i Pro and Honor 9X Pro are a lot better thanks to their amazing Kirin 810 SoC which was announced recently with a 7 nm production process. They even offer great memory configurations: up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage. Performance apart, Honor 9X Pro is more suitable for advanced users due to its bigger screen, so I would go for it. Note that Huawei Nova 5i Pro and Honor 9X Pro ship with EMUI 9.1 based on Android 9 Pie, while Huawei P30 Lite comes with EMUI 9.0. But you can update it.

Camera

The Huawei Nova 5i Pro wins the camera comparison because it offers a more versatile rear camera department. It is equipped with a quad rear camera with a main 48 MP sensor, an ultrawide sensor, a 2 MP dedicated macro camera and even a depth sensor. Both Honor 9X Pro and Huawei P30 Lite have the same setup but they lack the dedicated macro camera. Last but not least, Huawei Nova 5i Pro has a better front camera with a higher 32 MP resolution.

Battery

The bigger batteries found on the Huawei Nova 5i Pro and Honor 9X Pro will make them last more than Huawei P30 Lite, and I believe that the Nova 5i Pro will last even more than Honor 9X Pro due to its smaller and more efficient display.

Price

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Huawei Nova 5i Pro vs Huawei Honor 9X Pro vs Huawei P30 Lite: PROs and CONS

Huawei Nova 5i Pro

Huawei P30 Lite

Huawei Honor 9X Pro

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Huawei Friday launched the Nova 5i Pro in China. The device comes as a surprise, considering that Huawei only launched the Nova 5, Nova 5 Pro and Nova 5i about a month ago.  The Nova 5i Pro lifts the bar higher for premium midrange models. Here’s a photo tour of the Nova 5i Pro hitting you courtesy of Chinese blog Mydrivers.

The Nova 5i Pro is indeed a beautiful smartphone with a sleek design that has now become Huawei’s trademark. The device utilises glass panels on the front and rear with a metallic frame in between.

The 5i Pro features an expansive 6.26-inch display with a punch-hole selfie camera nested at the top left corner of the display.This is likely an LCD display so Samsung still remains the OEM with the LED punch-hole display. With a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the display will sure offer vivid clarity while it can be operated with one hand since it uses a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

At the rear aspect, the Nova 5i Pro features a square shaped camera module similar to the flagship Mate 20X design. But in this case, there are four rear cameras with the LED at the right corner of the module. There is also a fingerprint sensor just under the camera module.

The phone uses a USB-C port and equally has a 3.5mmm audio jack by the side of the charging port at the bottom edge. There is a 4000mAh battery onboard with a 22.5W fast charging technology via the Type C port. The phone comes with two hybrid SIM slots with the SIM module at the left side of the display while the capacitive keys are at the right side.

For a phone that starts at 2,199 Yuan (~$319), the Huawei Nova 5i Pro is indeed a value for money phone. But we cant say if it will wiggle out of the Huawei/US debacle and fly. See more pictures of the sleek device below.

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The Huawei Nova 5 Pro that is scheduled to go official on June 21 has a listing on Jingdong Mall for pre-booking. The listing states that the phone will be available in some irresistible color editions like Green, Purple, Black and Orange. Freshly leaked live shots of the Green and Purple editions of the Nova 5 Pro have surfaced on Weibo.

The Huawei Nova 5 Pro hands-on images show that it will be arriving with a waterdrop notch screen. The rear side of the smartphone is made out of glass and it lacks a fingerprint reader. Rumors are rife that the Nova 5 Pro is equipped with an OLED screen that is integrated an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The rear shell of the Nova 5 Pro has a quad camera setup. Among them three sensors are placed in the same line followed by an LED flash and there is a separately placed lens which seems to be a ToF sensor. One of the images show the charger of the phone. However, the text on the charger is not clearly visible. The 3C certification of the phone had revealed that the Nova 5 Pro will be shipped with a 40W rapid charger.

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The Nova 5 Pro will be coming with a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. It carries support for full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Kirin 980 chipset will be fueling the phone’s 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage models.

Huawei has confirmed that the Nova 5 series will be featuring 32-megapixel selfie camera. The rear side of the phone is expected to feature a quad camera setup with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor, 16-megapixel ultrawide lens, an 8-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel ToF sensor. The handset is expected to house a 3,500mAh battery.

There are conflicting rumors about the phones that are included in the Nova series. It is speculated that the Nova 5 phone will be the Huawei’s first phone powered by 7nm Kirin 810 chipset. The handset may come with a 6.39-inch display, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, 3,500mAh battery and same quad camera setup as Nova 5 Pro.

The Nova 5i will be a Kirin 710F powered phone with 6.4-inch display, 24-megapixel selfie camera, 24-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera setup, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and 4,000mAh battery. A smartphone labelled as Nova 5i Pro was recently spotted JD.com. There is no information available on the specs of the phone.

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Huawei’s Nova 5 series may actually not have three models but four. Chinese mega online store, Jingdong, has listed a fourth one called the Nova 5i Pro which should also launch alongside the Nova 5i, the Nova 5, and the Nova 5 Pro.

We don’t know what the phone looks like as the images used for the listing are of the Huawei Y9 (2019) and the Huawei P20 Pro to serve as placeholders.

The Huawei Nova 5i will come with a punch hole display and quad rear cameras. The pro version may also come with a similar design and the same number of sensors but differ with respect to the camera specs or maybe the chipset inside.

The Nova 5i is said to have a Kirin 710 processor while the Nova 5 and the Nova 5 Pro will come with Kirin 810 and Kirin 980 processors respectively.

Huawei has scheduled June 21 as the day for the launch of the new phones.

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