Huawei at IFA 2016: Nova, Nova Plus and MediaPad 3 hands-on

Nova, Nova Plus and MediaPad 3 hands-on

GSMArena team, 1 September, 2016.

Huawei Nova Plus hands-on

By its moniker alone, you can safely assume the Nova Plus is the oversized version of the Nova. In reality, they don't have too much in common, at least not on the outside.

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Huawei Nova Plus is basically an international version of the G9 Plus

You can safely look at the Huawei Nova Plus as the international version of the G9 Plus. The 5.5" display is of 1080p resolution, and while the front looks similar to the Nova, the back is another matter entirely. It's made of aluminum as well, but the camera has a bump and is placed in the center, right above the fingerprint sensor.

The camera itself is a 16MP unit with optical image stabilization, dual-LED flash and 1.12µm pixel size. It can also record 4K videos with ease.

Update: We managed to snap a few camera samples with one of the IFA units:

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Huawei Nova Plus camera samples

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The chipset is similar to the Huawei Nova, but has 4GB of RAM and thanks to the larger body the battery is a 3,340mAh unit.

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Huawei Nova Plus from the sides

Expect the Nova Plus to become available sometime in September with a €429 price tag.

Reader comments

  • Anonymous
  • 30 Sep 2016
  • K2G

When Nova will be available???

  • Krishna
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • w4b

Redmi Note 3 runs on Hexa core SD650, are these Octacore SD625 any better in this price range. There are not many SD650 handsets other than Redmi Note-3. Is the price justifiable with SD625, your thoughts? Thanks.

  • Anonymous
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • s07

Why cant we get a 150$ snapdragon 625 gona have to wait for xiaomi