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Huawei Nova 4 with 48MP rear camera, 8GB RAM and hole-punch

    Huawei Nova 4 is an Android Smartphone with hole-punch, 25-megapixel selfie camera, 48-megapixel primary cameras on the rear, 8GB RAM, and fueled by a 3,750mAh battery.

    Anyways, the Nova 4 is among the best phone right now. It comes in two different variants / models, which is available at $490 and $450.

    Talking of hole punch, Samsung electronic beats Huawei to that, by introducing the Galaxy A8s handset. And it is the world first Smartphone to feature that.

    Huawei Nova 4 Specs

    *. Display: 6.4-inch IPS LCD Full-HD+ (1080×2310 pixels) display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio
    *. Colors: Black, Blue, Red, and White colors
    *. Cameras:
    – Back camera: 48MP f/1.8 main camera + 16MP f/2.2 ultra wide-angle snapper + 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor
    – Front camera: in-display 25MP f/2.0
    *. Processor: Octa-core HiSIlicon Kirin 970 SoC
    *. RAM: 8GB
    *. Storage: 128GB in-built storage
    *. Dual SIM: YES
    *. Network and connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C (v2.0), and 3.5mm headphone jack
    *. Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Digital compass, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
    *. Fingerprint sensor: YES (at the back)
    *. Face unlock: YES
    *. OS: Android 9.0 under EMIU 9.0.1
    *. Battery: 3,750mAh capacity with 18W fast charging over USB-C

    Huawei Nova 4

    Design and Display

    The Huawei Nova 4 mobile phone arrives with some spectacular design, display and intriguing specifications and features. It was officially launched in China.

    Features a shiny crystal clear, spotless and impeccable design at the back, and front. It comes with a hole-punch, which only houses the selfie camera sensor.

    For the display, the handset features a 6.4-inch IPS LCD Full-HD+ (1080×2310 pixels) display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and support 96 percent NTSC colour gamut.

    The phone boasts of a 86.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. For colors options, the Nova 4 is available Black, Blue, Red, and White color variants.

    Anyways, the phone might be a premium mid-range device but it still doesn’t sports an in-display fingerprint sensor scanner. Instead, you will see a rear mounted fingerprint sensor.

    Camera and Connectivity

    The cameras are the selling points of the Smartphone, there is a triple camera setup at the back, and a single lens at the front of the phone.

    At the back, the device arrives with a spectacular triple rear camera setup, which consists of a primary 48-megapixels, 16-megapixel 117-degree ultra-wide angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4.

    The back camera are supported by the following: a single LED flash, EIS, 4K video support, AI beauty, 3D Qmoji, PDAF, and contrast focus.

    While at the front, the Huawei Nova 4 features an in-display 25-megapixels with an f/2.0 aperture. Which is also supported by EIS, Face Unlock and other camera features.

    The network and connectivity features includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C (v2.0), and 3.5mm headphone jack.

    Huawei Nova 4 Smartphone

    Performance and Battery

    Huawei Nova 4 is powered by a Octa-core HiSIlicon Kirin 970 processor, which is found in the View 10 and Huawei P20 Pro.

    But it comes with four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.36GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz.

    The handset sports the 8GB of RAM, for seamless multitasking and features a 128GB of storage, which is NOT expandable via micro SD card slot.

    It is fueled by a 3,750mAh battery capacity, with 18W fast charging over USB-C. And the company claims that it can last for a day. It runs on Android 9.0 under EMIU 9.0.1.

    However, the price of the standard Huawei Nova 4 with 48-megapixels is 3,399 yuan / $490). This is the main model of the Nova 4.

    Meanwhile, the other model, Huawei Nova 4 with 20-megapixels, which replaces the 48M goes for a cheaper price of $3,099-yuan / $450. Anyways, the phone will later be available in other Asian and European countries.