Huawei is unable to use its own chipsets, nor 5G ones from Qualcomm, no thanks to various US government bans. This makes the company to keep searching for alternatives. French smartphone manufacturer, Wiko is officially licensed to use the smartphone developed by Huawei. The brand has now officially launched the Huawei Nova 9 SE 5G with its branding and name – Wiko 5G.
The phone is literally the same Nova 9 SE smartphone but with a different branding and marketing name. The device offers a decent set of specifications such as a 108-megapixel primary rear camera and Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G chipset.
The 6.78-inch IPS LCD display on the Wiko 5G smartphone supports up to 120Hz high refresh rate, 270Hz touch sampling rate, up to 16.7 million colours, and FHD+ 2300*1080 pixel resolution. The panel has a pixel density of 378PPI and a screen-to-body ratio of 94.85%.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G chipset with Adreno 619 GPU powers it. Interestingly, the phone is the first to be approved with the HarmonoyOS Connect software ecosystem and runs the Huawei HarmonyOS operating system.
In terms of cameras, the smartphone has a 108-megapixel Samsung HM2 primary camera, an 8-megapixel secondary ultrawide camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth-of-field camera. On the front, a 16-megapixel selfie camera is housed inside a punch-hole cutout in the centre.
The smartphone comes with a 4000mAh battery and supports up to 66W fast wired charging. The company says that it can move from 0 to 60% in 15 minutes and from 0 to 100% in 35 minutes.
Talking about its dimensions, the phone is 164.64mm tall, 75.55mm wide, and 7.94mm thick. It will weigh 191 grams overall. Coming down to the pricing and variants, the Wiko 5G device comes in two different variants – one with 128GB of storage and another one with 256GB of storage.
Wiko 5G Specifications
CPU: Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375, 2.2GHz Octa-Core
GPU: Adreno 619
Display: 6.78inch 2388×1080 19.5:9 120Hz, TFT LCD (IPS)
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 128GB/256GB
Main camera: Quad
- 108 MP (main HM2 1/1.52, f/1.9)
- 8 MP (ultra wide angle, f/2.2)
- 2 MP (macro, f/2.4)
- 2 MP (depth, f/2.4)
Selfie camera: 16 MP, f/2.2
OS: Android (HarmonyOS Connect)
Dimension: 164.64 × 75.55 × 7.94 mm
Weight: 191g
Battery: 4000mAh (fast charging 66W)
Colors: Silver, Black
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz/5GHz
Bluetooth: v5.1
USB: USB Type-C
Earphone jack: No
Authentication method: Fingerprint sensor (side), face ID
Others: Dual SIM (NanoSIM), VoLTE
Network: 5G support
Wiko 5G Price and Availability
The smartphone will be available in Silver and Black color variants. The 128GB variant of the device is priced at CNY 1999 (~$287) and the 256GB one is priced at CNY 2199 (~$315).
