Back in December, Huawei launched the Nova
6 series of smartphones in China. This included a Nova 6 SE variant that later
debuted as the 7i in Malaysia. Now, a recent tip has revealed that the company
is planning to launch this smartphone in India as early as next month.
An exclusive report coming in from
Pricebaba points to an imminent launch in July. Although there are no exact
dates mentioned in the report. This would be a surprise given that Huawei has
not even announced its new flagship P 40 series in the country yet.
The smartphone which debuted on
Valentine’s day in Malaysia this year had fair pricing of 1,099 Malaysian
Ringgits. The device features a 6.4-inch FHD+ LCD display with a resolution of
2310×1080 pixels and a single cutout for the camera at the top left.
Powering the device is Huawei’s in-house
Kirin 810 SoC. Built on an exclusive Da Vinci Architecture, the NPU inside
managed to oust both Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 and Huawei’s own Kirin 980 in AI
performance.
Weighing in at just 183 grams, the Nova 7i
has a square-shaped matrix styled quad-camera layout on the rear fuselage.
There is a 48MP f/1.8 Primary shooter, while the companions include an 8MP
ultra-wide, a 2MP macro and a 2MP depth sensor. A 16MP sensor aids the selfies
at the front. A 4,200mAh battery backs all this up and has support for 40W fast
charging through a USB-C port. Huawei claims that the device can juice up
quickly to a near 70% with a 30-minute charge.
There is a side-mounted fingerprint sensor
etched onto the power button. Other features include a 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth
and GPS for connectivity.
