HUAWEI nova 12i


HUAWEI officially brings two members of the nova 12 Series. In this article, we will tackle the nova 12i. To start, the said device comes in a stylish back which is made to draw attraction for Gen Z consumers. You can see a large circular camera island that houses the two sensors and an LED flash while there's the HUAWEI logo beneath.

In front, there's a 6.7-inch LCD (IPS) screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and Full HD+ resolution. Despite not using an AMOLED panel, HUAWEI says they were able to implement always on display in this phone. Inside, it is powered by the 2.4GHz 6nm Snapdragon 680 octa-core chip with Adreno 610 GPU, 8GB RAM, and 256GB storage.

For battery, it comes with a 5,000mAh capacity that charges using a HUAWEI SuperCharge 40W power brick and USB-C cable. In terms of cameras, it has a 108MP f/1.9 main sensor + 2MP depth helper and 8MP shooter for selfies.  Other features noted are a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a single-firing speaker.

For connectivity, it has 4G LTE, WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, and dual SIM support.  For OS, the phone runs EMUI 14 out of the box.

HUAWEI nova 12i Specs

  • Display: 6.7-inch LCD (IPS) w/ 90Hz refresh rate, FHD+ 2388 x 1080 resolution at 391 ppi
  • CPU: 2.4GHz 6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 octa-core processor
  • GPU: Adreno 610
  • RAM: 8GB
  • ROM: 256GB
  • Back Camera: 108MP f/1.9 main + 2MP f/2.4 depth + LED flash
  • Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.2
  • Battery: 5,000mAh w/ 40W SuperCharge
  • OS: EMUI 14
  • Connectivity: WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0 LE (SBC, AAC, LDAC), GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, dual SIM
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure
  • Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, USB-C, Colors: Black, Green
  • Dimensions: 163.3 x 74.7 x 8.4 mm
  • Weight: 199 g
  • Price: PHP 12,999