Huawei nova 8

Name: Huawei nova 8
Brand: Huawei

$458Mid-Range2021

6.2

Overall Score

within Mid-Range

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.57"

Display

64MP

Camera

3,800

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

169g

Weight

Why the nova 8

Mid-Range

The Huawei nova 8 offers a premium display and fast charging in a sleek body. However, the lack of Google services and a relatively small battery significantly limit its appeal in the modern market.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.5

Performance

5.5

Battery

5.0

Display

7.5

Build

7.0

Value

5.0

Strengths

Excellent 66W fast charging

Vibrant 90Hz OLED display

Slim and lightweight design

Capable 64MP main sensor

Weaknesses

No Google Play Services

Small 3800mAh battery

Aging Kirin 820E chipset

No expandable storage

Huawei nova 8 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, August 05

Announced

2021, August 05

Network

5 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ANG-L22B, ANG-L02B

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Display

3 specs

Size

6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz

Resolution

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

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services

CPU

Hexa-core (3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G57 (6-core)

Chipset

Kirin 820E (7 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF

8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)

2 MP (macro)

Auxiliary lens

Video

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

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie camera

3 specs

Video

Single

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

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

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

Radio

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 3800 mAh

Charging

66W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min

5W reverse wired

Body

3 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Weight

169 g (5.96 oz)

Dimensions

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

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 457.8 · price_original: 457.8

Colors

Powder Pink

Models

ANG-L02B, ANG-L21B, ANG-L22B, ANG-LX1, ANG-LX2

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Huawei nova 8

$458Mid-Range2021

6.2

Overall Score

within Mid-Range

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

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6.57"

Display

64MP

Camera

3,800

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

169g

Weight

Why the nova 8

Mid-Range

The Huawei nova 8 offers a premium display and fast charging in a sleek body. However, the lack of Google services and a relatively small battery significantly limit its appeal in the modern market.