Huawei nova 8i

Name: Huawei nova 8i
Brand: Huawei

$218Budget2021

5.2

Overall Score

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

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6.67"

Display

64MP

Camera

4,300

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

190g

Weight

Why the nova 8i

Budget

The device offers excellent charging speeds and a decent display for the price. However, the aging processor and lack of Google services significantly hinder its modern usability.

Hardware quality by category

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

Camera

5.5

Performance

4.0

Battery

7.0

Display

6.0

Build

5.5

Value

6.0

Strengths

Extremely fast 66W charging

Large 6.67-inch display

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

Solid 64MP main sensor

Weaknesses

Outdated Snapdragon 662 chipset

No Google Play Services

Limited to 1080p video recording

No NFC or wireless charging

Huawei nova 8i full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, July 22

Announced

2021, July 07

Network

5 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

4G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

Technology

GSM, HSPA, LTE

Display

3 specs

Size

6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

GPU

Adreno 610

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 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

1080p@30fps

Features

LED flash, Panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Comms

6 specs

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

WLAN

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

Radio

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4300 mAh

Charging

66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min

Body

3 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Weight

190 g (6.70 oz)

Dimensions

161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 218 · price_original: 218

Colors

Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black

Models

NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3

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Huawei nova 8i

$218Budget2021

5.2

Overall Score

within Budget

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.

Find on Amazon

6.67"

Display

64MP

Camera

4,300

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

190g

Weight

Why the nova 8i

Budget

The device offers excellent charging speeds and a decent display for the price. However, the aging processor and lack of Google services significantly hinder its modern usability.