Huawei has launched the Nova 2 and Nova
2 Plus smartphones in China. The big highlights of the successors of the Huawei
Nova and Huawei Nova Plus are its 20-megapixel selfie camera, the dual camera
setup on the back, and the latest Android software. The only differences
between the two smartphones are its storage capacity, battery, and screen size.
The Huawei Nova 2 is priced at CNY 2,499, while the Huawei
Nova 2 Plus is priced at CNY 2,899. Both the smartphones
will be made available from June 16.
The Huawei Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus sport a metal
finish with a fingerprint scanner at the back. The smartphones will be
available in Green, Rose Gold, Black, Gold, and Blue colour options. The
speaker grilles and the USB Type-C port are at the bottom edge, while the power
and volume keys are seen on the right edge of the device. The Nova 2 and Nova 2
Plus seem to be inspired by Apple, with antenna bands placed in same way as seen
on the iPhone 7. There’s no Home Button in the front, and no capacitive buttons
are seen as well.
Both the smartphones run on Android 7.0 Nougat based
on EMUI 5.1 OS. Specification wise, the Huawei Nova 2 smartphone has dual-SIM
support, and sports a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) IPS in-cell display with
2.5D curved glass protection. It is powered by a 2.36 GHz octa-core Kirin 659
processor and is paired with ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU and 4GB of RAM. The
smartphone offers 64GB of internal storage with the option to expand further
via a microSD card slot (up to 128GB).
The big highlight of the smartphone is its dual
camera setup at the back and the 20-megapixel front camera. The dual camera
setup consists of one 12-megapixel sensor with f/1.8 aperture for a wider-angle,
and another 8-megapixel telephoto lens for more zoom. There’s also OIS support,
and a Portrait mode with the ability to change focus after taking a picture.
The front camera sports a 20-megapixel sensor with intelligent fill light for
low light photography and beauty filters to enhance selfies further. The Huawei
Nova 2 packs a 2950 mAh battery with fast charging support as well, and
connectivity ohptions include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 4G LTE, 3.5mm audio jack, and
Bluetooth support.
Coming to the larger Huawei Nova 2 Plus, the
smartphone sports a similar design and specifications except for a 5.5-inch
full-HD display, and a larger 3340 mAh battery. The inbuilt storage also sees a
bump up to 128GB.
Huawei also launched
accessories like a mobile bracelet at CNY 298, a panoramic
camera accessory at CNY 899, and a Bluetooth headset at CNY
699.
