Huawei Nova 6 5G launched: Specifications, Price & Availability

Huawei Wuhan, China Event: Huawei introduced Nova 6 series in Wuhan, China today and brings the Nova 6, Nova 6 5G, and the Nova 6 SE. Huawei’s new Nova series smartphone Nova 6 5G is the first Nova phone with support for 5G.

Huawei Nova 6 5G Specifications:

The Nova 6 5G (WLZ-AN00) launched with a 6.57-inch FHD+ 2400 x 1080 display,  powered by a Kirin 990 processor and it is paired with the Balong 5000 modem which brings support for NSA and SA 5G networks. Nova 6 5G runs EMUI 10 based on Android 10. The Nova 6 5G brings a two selfie camera with a large punch-hole. Huawei once again added the side-mounted fingerprint position where it doubles as the power button.

On the Nova 6 5G company provided 8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage. It also has dual-SIM support (nano-only) and both SIM slots support 5G. Note, only one SIM can use 5G at a time.

About the Nova 6 5G camera concern, it has a triple rear camera followed by a 40MP RYYB Sony sensor with an f/1.7 aperture and a 1.2µm pixel size which allows for more light and an ISO of up to 204800. There is also an 8MP f/2.4 120° ultrawide angle camera and an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto camera with 30x ultra-long zoom, AF, and OIS. The phone has EIS and can record 4K HD videos.

Huawei says it is the first phone to support 4K 30fps HD video recording with the selfie camera.  The Nova 6 5G has a 32MP Sony IMX616 f/2.2 AF camera that is paired with an 8MP 105° f/2.2 FF camera so you can take wide-angle selfies. The selfie camera has EIS, a portrait mode and a Super Night Scene mode.

The Huawei Nova 6 5G battery capacity is 4200mAh with support for 40W SuperCharge Wired Charging. The Nova 6 5G is available in four color variants – a color-changing purple, soy blue, black, and honeymoon red. About the logo all four color variants, only the red variant has the Nova logo. The other three have Huawei’s own logo at the bottom.

The Nova 6 5G has NFC, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-band WiFi support, and dual-frequency GPS. It also supports reverse wired charging (5V 1A) via OTG.

Nova 6 5G Price & Availability:

The Nova 6 5G price at ¥3799 (approx. $539) for the 128GB version and ¥4199 (approx. 596) for the 256GB version. It will go on sale on December 12 at 10:08 AM.

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