Huawei has unveiled the Nova 5z, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, which is the cheaper version of the Nova 5i Pro.
Huawei Nova 5z features a 6.26-inch Full HD+ display with a 32-megapixel in-screen camera, powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with 6GB RAM + 64/128 GB onboard storage. It runs Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.1 out of the box.
Looking at the cameras, Nova 5z comes with a four cameras (48MP rear camera + 8MP ultra-wide sensor, 2MP camera for 2cm macro and another 2MP camera for depth sensing in portrait shots).
All these features are powered on by a 4000mAh battery capacity with support for 20W fast charging that can give you 50% charge in 30 minutes.
Huawei nova 5z Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
- 3G bands: HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
- Speed: HSPA, LTE-A
Launch
- Announced: 2019, October
- Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, November 1
Design
- Dimensions: 156.1 x 73.9 x 8.3 mm (6.15 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
- Weight: 178 g (6.28 oz)
- Colours: Black, Aurora, Emerald Green
- SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.26 inches, 96.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~412 ppi density)
- DCI-P3
Operating System
- Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Hardware
- Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G52 MP6
- Storage/RAM: 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
- Memory Card slot: NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
- Main Camera: Quad
- 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
- 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
- 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
- Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 32 MP, f/2.0
- Features: HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Other Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
- Charging: Fast battery charging 20W
Models: SPN-AL00, SPN-TL00
Huawei nova 5z Price and Availability
Priced at CNY1,599 ($225/€200) for 6GB/64GB or CNY1,799 ($255/€225) for 6GB/128GB, the Huawei nova 5z is already available at all major retailers in China.