Yesterday, it was reported that Huawei had released the Mate X2 4G Version. The 4G version was launched with almost the exact specifications, even the chipset (Kirin 9000) was also the same, but the 4G version’s chipset was 5G disabled.
Today, Huawei has released the 4G version for its other device. This time, the machine is the nova 8 Pro model launched in December 2020 with 5G supported. Huawei has listed the new model on the official website of the company (China).
It is observed that there is no difference between the 5G and 4G versions. The chipset of both models is also the same, but the 4G version uses only Kirin 985, which doesn’t support 5G connectivity, while the Kirin 985 5G supports 5G.
Talking about the specifications, the nova 8 Pro uses a 6.72 inches OLED Display with a Dual Punch-Hole (at the top left); the screen frame curvature has also reached 80 degrees. The display also supports a 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate.
The display is also packed with Full-HD+ resolution (2676*1236p) and supports 1.07 Billion colors, DCI-P3 wide color gamut. The phone has dimensions of about 163.3*74.1*7.9mm and weighs around 184g.
In terms of chipset, it is already mentioned that this machine uses Kirin 985 4G version, based on a 7nm process and adopts a 1+3+4 CPU architecture, with 1x Cortex-A76 (clocked @2.58GHz) large core, 3x Cortex-A76 (clocked @2.4GHz) mid-core, and 4x Cortex-A55 cores (clocked @1.84Hz) small cores.
The machine is equipped with a front Vlog video dual-lens (32MP ultra-wide-angle video lens + 16MP image lens). On the rear side, a quad camera setup (64MP primary camera + 8MP super wide-angle + 2MP + 2MP) setup has been used, supports handheld super night scene, front and rear dual scene video 2.0.
This model is equipped with a built-in 4000mAh battery in terms of battery life, using Huawei’s self-developed battery cell and fast charging technology. It supports 66W super-fast charging, charging the phone up to 60% in only 15 minutes and 100% in 35 minutes.
Currently, the nova8 Pro 4G is only listed on the official website. The prices and storage variants are currently unannounced.
