So the rumored launch date of Huawei‘s upcoming Nova phones is true. The devices will indeed debut this month.
(Update, April 23: The series is official! Read Launched: Huawei Nova 7 Pro 5G, Nova 7 5G, Nova 7 SE 5G.)
As the company announced on Chinese social media platform Weibo, the Huawei Nova 7 series will be launched April 23 in China. It didn’t mention the models, but we’re expecting to see a Huawei Nova 7 Pro, a Huawei Nova 7, and a Huawei Nova 7 SE — all of which are 5G-enabled.
Image announcing the Huawei Nova 7 series launch date in China
The image Huawei shared online shows a silhouette of a smartphone with a vertically placed rectangular camera module on the back. This corroborates an alleged ad leaked earlier.
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The leaked material, seen below, reveals that the Huawei Nova 7 comes with four cameras, one of which is a periscope telephoto shooter that supports up to 50x zoom. On. A. Midrange. Device. Just like the Huawei P40 Pro, no? Optical zoom is probably 5x then.
Alleged Huawei Nova 7 series ad (via Weibo)
You can also see a Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro waterfall screen-like display on the Nova 7, two selfie cameras in a pill cutout, and physical power and volume keys.
Reports say that the smartphones will use different processors. The Huawei Nova 7 Pro is supposedly powered by a Kirin 990 chip, the same one inside the Huawei P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus. The regular Huawei Nova 7 and the Huawei Nova 7 SE, on the other hand, are said to use Kirin 985 and Kirin 820 chipsets.
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Recall that units believed to belong to the lineup have already been given TENAA and China compulsory certifications.
Will Huawei Philippines bring any of the Nova 7 series phones here? Don’t hold your breath just yet; the company has just released the Huawei Nova 7i, a rebranded Nova 6 SE.
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