As expected, Huawei has officially taken the wraps off its latest nova series smartphone – the Huawei nova 3e. The mid-ranger is seemingly confirmed to be another name for the upcoming Huawei P20 Lite, which will be launched on the same day (March 27) as its two more power models: Huawei P20 and P20 Pro.
The Huawei nova 3e sports a metal unibody design, 5.84-inch 19:9 display with 2280 x 1080 pixels (FHD+) resolution, 2.5D curved glass and U-shaped notch at the top. It measures 7.4 mm thin, weighs 148 grams and will arrive in Klein Blue, Midnight Black and Sakura Pink colours.
Photography is handled by a rear facing dual camera combo of a primary 16MP camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and LED flash and a secondary 2MP camera for portrait shots. The front facing camera here is a 24MP snapper with the new Sony IMX576 sensor, f/2.0 aperture and various beautify features.
On the inside, the device boots Android 8.0 Oreo OS with EMUI 8.0 on top and relies on the Kirin 659 processor (the same SoC found on most 2018 Huawei’s mid-range smartphones) paired with 4GB of RAM and 64/128GB built-in storage (expandable up to 256GB via microSD).
The Huawei nova 3e also features a rear fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C 2.0 port, NFC, 4G LTE connectivity and depends on a 3,000mAh battery with 9V/2A fast charging. It is already available on pre-order in China and will go on sale from March 27th. The 4GB + 64GB model is priced at CNY 1999 (USD 315) while the 4GB + 128GB model costs CNY 2199 (USD 347).
