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Available · Released 2020
Huawei Nova 8
Slim design with flagship-level camera
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At a Glance — Key Specifications
ChipsetKirin 985 5G (7 nm)Mali-G77 (8-core)Display6.57″OLED · 90 HzFront camera32 MP wideBattery3,800 mAh66W wired chargingOSAndroid 10EMUI 11 (no Google Play Services)
Huawei Nova 8 is a phone, released 2020. It pairs a 6.57″, OLED, 90 Hz display with the Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) and a 3,800 mAh battery with 66W wired charging. Specifications are still being confirmed.
Tech Mansion Scores
6.5/10 overall
- Display7.5
- Battery6.4
- Software5.7
- Audio5.4
Scored from this device's verified specifications — categories with no real data are never scored.
Specifications are still being confirmed — scores appear as data is verified.
Launch timeline
- Released2020
Full Specifications
Every detail Tech Mansion has verified for this device, grouped the way people actually read them.
Launch
- Launch status
- Available
- Release date
- 2020
Platform
- OS
- Android
- OS version
- Android 10, EMUI 11 (no Google Play Services)
- Chipset (as published)
- Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G77 (8-core)
Display
- Display size
- 6.57″
- Resolution
- 1,080 × 2,340 pixels
- Panel type
- OLED
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Display protection
- N/A
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 3,800 mAh
- Wired charging
- 66W
Body & build
- Dimensions
- 160.1 × 74.1 × 7.6 mm
- Colours
- Black, Blue, Green, White
Connectivity
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.1
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Audio
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Features
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass
- Face unlock
- Yes
Camera
- Front cameras
- 32 MP wide (f/2)
Additional specifications
- Launch
- Month
- December
- Year
- 2020
- Status
- Available
- Build
- Screen Protection
- Not Specified
- Materials
- Glass front, Glass back, Aluminum frame
- Display
- Size
- 6.57 inches
- Storage
- Card Slot
- No
- Type
- UFS 2.1
- Cameras
- Wide
- Mp
- 64
- Aperture
- 1.9
- Focal Length
- 26
- Description
- Main wide camera
- Ultrawide
- Mp
- 8
- Aperture
- 2.4
- Focal Length
- 120
- Description
- Ultra wide
- Telephoto
- Mp
- 2
- Aperture
- 2.4
- Description
- Depth sensor
- Periscope
- Mp
- 2
- Aperture
- 2.4
- Description
- Macro
- Connectivity
- Infrared
- No
- Radio
- No
- Battery
- Capacity Mah
- 3800
- Misc
- Models
- ANG-AN00
- Sim
- Types
- Nano-SIM, Dual SIM
- Camera Features
- HDR, Panorama, LED Flash
- Sensors
- Fingerprint
- Fingerprint (under-display)
- Accelerometer
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Gyroscope
- Compass
- Compass
- Face Unlock
- Face Unlock
- Virtual Proximity
- Virtual proximity sensing
- List
- Fingerprint (under-display), Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Face Unlock, Virtual proximity sensing
- Memory Storage
- 0
- Ram
- 8GB
- Storage
- 8GB
- 1
- Ram
- 8GB
- Storage
- 8GB
- Main Camera
- Wide
- 64 MP, f/1.9, 26 mm, Main wide camera
- Ultrawide
- 8 MP, f/2.4, 120 mm, Ultra wide
- Telephoto
- 2 MP, f/2.4, Depth sensor
- Periscope Telephoto
- 2 MP, f/2.4, Macro
- Features
- HDR, Panorama, LED Flash
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