Huawei nova 8 5G

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Huawei · 2021

Huawei nova 8 5G

Name: Huawei nova 8 5G
Brand: Huawei

Huawei nova 8 5G Android smartphone. Announced Dec 2020. Features 6.57″ display, Kirin 985 5G chipset, 3800 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 8 GB RAM.

Display 6.57"

Chipset Kirin 985 5G

RAM 8 GB

Storage 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot

Camera 64 MP

Battery 3800 mAh

OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

Build 169g, 7.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2020, December 23. Released 2021, January 05

Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

Chipset 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

Type OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz

Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm 2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot No

Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

memoryother UFS

Main Camera

Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens

Features LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)

Features HDR

Video 4K

Body

Dimensions 160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 0.30 in)

Weight 169 g (5.96 oz)

SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Po 3800 mAh

Charging 66W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min 5W reverse wired

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack No

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC Yes

Radio No

USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA

Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Misc

Colors Black, Blue, Green, White

Models ANG-AN00

In depth

Full specifications

Announced	2020, December 23. Released 2021, January 05
Status	Discontinued

OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Chipset	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)

Type	OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz
Size	6.57 inches, 106.0 cm 2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

Card slot	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
memoryother	UFS

Quad	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

Single	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
Features	HDR
Video	4K

Dimensions	160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 0.30 in)
Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type	Li-Po 3800 mAh
Charging	66W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min 5W reverse wired

Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	No

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G

Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Colors	Black, Blue, Green, White
Models	ANG-AN00
Price	About 410 EUR

PhoneInsight Benchmark

64.4/100

Upper Mid-range

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Processor 60.4

Display 74.2

Camera 73.8

Battery 73

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Huawei nova 8 5G

Launch

Platform

Display

Memory

Main Camera

Selfie camera

Body

Battery

Sound

Comms

Network

Features

Misc

Full specifications

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