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Huawei nova 8 5G

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Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800
3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced	2020, December 23	2019, August 27. Released 2019, September 05
Status	Available. Released 2021, January 05	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 0.30 in)	154.3 x 74 x 7.8 mm (6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
Build		Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display
Type	OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz	IPS LCD
Size	6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)	6.26 inches, 96.2 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~412 ppi density)

Platform
OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 10
Chipset	Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)	Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G77 (8-core)	Mali-G76 MP10

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
	UFS	UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Modules	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)	48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1" 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features	HDR	HDR
Video	4K	1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	No	No
		32-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Po 3800 mAh	Li-Po 3750 mAh, non-removable
Charging	66W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min 5W reverse wired	22.5W wired, 50% in 24 min

Misc
Colors	Black, Blue, Green, White	Black, Crush Blue, Midsummer Purple, Crush Green
Models	ANG-AN00	YAL-L21, YAL-L61, YAL-L71, YAL-L61D
Price	About 410 EUR	About 340 EUR

Tests
Performance		AnTuTu: 313024 (v7), 395503 (v8) GeekBench: 10013 (v4.4), 2504 (v5.1) GFXBench: 29fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)