Huawei in a recent event in China unveiled two mid-range phone under the Nova series. Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus are the new iterations of the last years Nova. Previous Nova series was great in other aspects but the camera was a major letdown, this time around Huawei seems to have fixed that by going all in on the Camera department.
Both the phones are almost identical in design and specs; the only differentiating factor is their screen size. The Nova 2 comes with a 5-inch screen and the Nova 2 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch screen. The display here is an IPS full HD and 2.5D glass has been used to provide a seamless aesthetics. Nova comes in a sleek metal body with a thickness of just 6.9mm.
Last gen Nova’s used the Snapdragon 625 chipsets but this around they’ve stuck with their own in-house chipset Kirin 659 coupled with 4GB of RAM. Storage-wise, the smaller one carries 64GB storage and the bigger Plus model carries 128GB storage.
The camera is the feature focus on the phone. It comes with a dual-camera setup on the back where the primary shooter comes with a 12MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture and the secondary shooter comes with an 8MP sensor. The dual lens setup is for optical zoom and portrait modes. Up front, the phone holds a 20MP camera. For a mid-range phone that’s too much firepower on the camera department.
Despite the slim construct of the phone, they come with a respectable battery size of 2,950mAh(Nova 2) and 3,340mAh(Nova 2 Plus) battery. Nova 2 is priced at $365 and the Nova 2 Plus is priced at $420 and will begin selling from June 16.
Huawei Nova 2 Specifications
- 5-inch, Full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) LTPS 2.5D display
- Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1
- Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GP
- 4GB of RAM
- 64 Internal Storage, Expandable up to 128GB
- 12 MP + 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PFAF, f/1.8 aperture
- 20 MP front-facing camera
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
- 2,950 mAh battery
Huawei Nova 2 Plus Specifications
- 5.5-inch, Full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) LTPS 2.5D display
- Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1
- Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GP
- 4GB of RAM
- 128GB Internal Storage, Expandable up to 128GB
- 12 MP + 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PFAF, f/1.8 aperture
- 20 MP front-facing camera
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
- 3,340 mAh battery
Article Last updated: May 27, 2017
