Huawei’s nova 8 series until now included four smartphones namely nova 8 5G, nova 8 Pro 4G, nova 8 Pro 5G, and nova 8 SE. That number changes to 5 today as the company added a new member to the lineup i.e nova 8i.
Huawei nova 8i Overview
Display and Design
The nova 8i sports a 6.67″ FullHD+ LCD (IPS) when measured according to the standard rectangle, touted as an “Edgeless Display” by Huawei. We can find a screen resolution of 2376 x 1080 pixels. The new nova 8i packs with 391 PPI density. The smartphone was launched in Interstellar Blue, Moonlight Silver, and Starry Black colors. It has a glass body.
It is surrounded by 1.3mm bezels on both the left and right sides and a 1.35mm bezel on top. The screen has a pill-shaped cutout in the upper-left corner for the 16MP selfie camera. The nova 8i comes with a side-mounted fingerprint reader.
Performance and Memory
As expected, the Huawei nova 8i is driven by an octa-core (4 x Cortex-A73 2.0 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 1.8 GHz) Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 662 processor. It is the same chipset that is used in Redmi 9 Power, Poco M3, and many other devices. On the software front, the smartphone comes with EMUI 11.0. Based on Android 10. Moving on, graphics are handled by Adreno 610.
As far as the memory is concerned, users get 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB storage.
Camera
As far as the cameras are concerned, The rear panel of the Huawei nova 8i features four cameras inside a circular island. The setup consists of 64MP primary with an f/1.9 aperture; 8MP ultrawide with an f/2.4 aperture; 2MP macro with an f/2.4 aperture, and 2MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera has autofocus. On the front for selfies, It sports a 16-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
The back cover consists of a 4D curvature that “gives precision-engineered rounded edges, to achieve an ultra-smooth touch” claims Huawei.
Battery and Extras
Talking about its battery, this smartphone is powered by a 4,300 mAh non-removable battery, which is noted to go from flat to 60% in 17 minutes and fully charge in 38 minutes via the bundled 66W charger.
Connectivity options on the Huawei Nova 8i include Bluetooth v5.00, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, and USB Type-C. Sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, compass/ magnetometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and fingerprint sensor. This device accepts dual-SIM-Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards.
Huawei nova 8i Price in Nepal and Availability
Huawei Nova 8i is now available for pre-order in Malaysia at MYR 1,299 for the 8/128GB variant. When it launches in Nepal, we expect its price starts at NPR 34,999.
| Huawei Nova 8i variant | Price in Malaysia | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
|---|---|---|
| 8/128GB | MYR 1,299 | NPR 34,999 |
