Huawei has announced that it will launch a
new smartphone called nova 7i on February 14 in Malaysia. However, this isn't
really a new smartphone and is actually a re-branded nova 6 SE that was
unveiled in China earlier last month. The Huawei nova 7i will have a Kirin 810
SoC at the helm with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. It will run Android 10-based
EMUI 10 out of the box, but due to the US ban, it will not ship with Google's
services.
The nova 7i will sport a 6.4" FHD+
LCD with a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the 16MP selfie camera.
Around the back, it will have a quad camera setup comprising a 48MP main, 8MP
ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor units. The nova 7i will feature a
side-mounted fingerprint reader and pack a 4,200 mAh battery with 40W fast
charging support, which will charge the battery from flat to 70% in 30 minutes.
Huawei's Malaysian branch hasn't revealed
the price of the nova 7i yet, so we'll have to wait until Valentine's Day for
that. But in China, the nova 6 SE is sold for CNY 2,199 (US$ 320/€ 290), which
translates to RM 1,295 (US$ 315/€ 290) at current exchange rates.
