After a few months of silence, HUAWEI is finally back on the smartphone market, as at IFA 2022 they presented two new smartphones, the HUAWEI nova 10 and 10 Pro, which are in the upper class.
With these smartphones, the Chinese manufacturer focuses in particular on the front camera. The design should also convince with an extremely thin and light case.
HUAWEI nova 10 and 10 Pro: Technical data
There are hardly any differences in the display between the regular nova 10 and the Pro model. Both OLED displays support a smooth refresh rate of 120 Hertz and have a resolution of 2.652 x 1.200 pixels, which is slightly sharper than most other competitors. The screen is slightly rounded on both sides. There is only a minimal difference in the diagonal, which is hardly noticeable in a direct comparison. While the nova 10 comes with a 6,67-inch display, the panel in the Pro model is 6,78 inches.
Under the hood is the Snapdragon 778G from Qualcomm, which, however, has to make do without a 5G modem due to US sanctions. There is also 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. The software used is the in-house user interface EMUI version 12. There are a few differences in the battery, both in terms of capacity and charging speed. The battery in the HUAWEI nova 10 only holds 4.000 mAh, while the nova 10 Pro has 4.500 mAh. Charging is done with up to 66 watts or up to 100 watts for the Pro model, which is extremely impressive.
The camera setup is a triple camera, consisting of a 50 megapixel RYYB main sensor, 8 megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor and a 2 megapixel depth sensor. Selfies are taken with a 60 megapixel front camera, which is only supported by an 10 megapixel portrait camera on the nova 8 Pro.
Our first impression
Our first impression of the new nova series is a bit mixed, because on the one hand these devices are beautiful, thin and light high-end smartphones with a promising front camera, but on the other hand there are compared to the new 9 no major innovations. We would have expected a little more, especially with the processor, which is by no means bad, and this typical 8 megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera can even be found in much cheaper devices. An upcoming test report will show whether the new nova 10 smartphones can convince us.
Unfortunately, HUAWEI does not yet give any official prices and does not give any information about a possible release date.
