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Possible Huawei Nova 4 With A Camera Cut-Out Spotted

The concept was introduced by Samsung a few weeks back when they introduced their Galaxy A6s and Galaxy A9s smartphones. They call it the Infinity-O display, owing to the O shaped camera cut-out in the display of the phone. The Samsung Galaxy A8s was supposed to be the first smartphone with this technology. But yesterday, Huawei announced their own device which will feature the camera cut-out. According to sources, the phone is the Huawei Nova 4 and is set for a December launch, before the Samsung A8s.

The Nova 4

Most recently, the phone has been spotted out in the wild, in a subway carriage in China. The user is obviously testing the phone and while the big chunky case does hide the device pretty well, it cannot possibly overshadow the unique camera cut-out. The camera cut-out is positioned on the top left corner of the smartphone and really stands out. The notifications and other relevant information are applied to the right.

Another interesting aspect of the image is the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack. This is quite a luxury these days. The fact that Huawei is including this with this phone is a welcome step. The teaser has set the launch of the device for the 12th of December. We will get to know about the features of the device, closer to the launch date.

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The camera cut-out is the next step towards a truly bezel-less display. Without the use of a sliding camera or a pop-out camera. It is the notch-less solution for a display. Until some manufacture figures out how to operate in-display cameras. However, the in-display camera could be seen soon in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10, as Samsung has already patented this technology. With all these phones going to be launched, the future of smartphone displays sure looks exciting.

November 28, 2018
Huawei Teases New Phone Believed To Be The Nova 3S

Chinese phone manufacturing company Huawei, recently teased a new smartphone on a Chinese networking website. It is believed to be the Nova 3S, but the poster reveals very little. The Nova 2S saw it’s release in December last year and a followup of it is due soon. The poster reveals the phone’s outline with a bright light on the top left of the screen. This may indicate a camera cut-out, one that Samsung has also teased recently. Samsung’s design is known as the Infinity O. It has a round shaped camera hole on one side of the screen and features an infinity display.

Teased Features

The teaser poster also has a line of text written on it. Roughly translated, it reads “Selfie portrait full screen”. The mysterious phone has a bright light from one corner and the date for it’s release has been set for the 12th of December. If the Huawei Nova 3S does have an in display camera, this might be the first smartphone with such a technology. The Samsung Galaxy A8s is reported to be released in January 2019, a month after the Huawei phone’s launch.

The Huawei Nova 2S which released in December last year featured Android 8.0 out of the box with a HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) chipset and an Octa-Core CPU. It featured a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU and a 16 MP, f/1.8+ 20 MP, f/1.8 dual camera set up. The Nova 3 launched around six months back and sported a notch. This may be missing from this newly teased phone. The Nova 3 sports a 6.3 inch IPS LCD display with a Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset and Octa-Core CPU. We can expect a camera with more megapixels than the 16 MP and 24 MP that previously was featured on the Nova 3.

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Huawei is also focusing on the Indian market a lot and time will tell if the Huawei Nova 3s releases in India or not. Huawei is also launching the Mate 20 Pro in India on 27th November.

November 26, 2018
Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i Launched in India

As a smartphone brand, Huawei is now fully back and operational in the Indian market. The company has entered the Indian market for various price segments. While the Huawei P20 Pro is a top of the line flagship, the company also has the lite variants and now two new phones. The company has launched the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i today. These smartphones will go on sale exclusively via Amazon. You can buy the smartphones here.
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Huawei Nova 3 And Nova 3i, What’s Different?

While a lot is common between the two smartphones, the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i target two different price segments. Huawei Nova 3 is a flagship smartphone, whereas the Nova 3i is more of a mid-range device. With that said, what you will find in common with these two devices are their display panels. Both the smartphones have a 6.3-inch IPS LCD panel with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a resolution of 2340 x 1080 px. Both of these devices use a custom Huawei EMUI 8.2 ROM based on Android 8.1 (Oreo).

The camera for both the smartphones have a total four sensor. This is where the similarity ends as the primary camera setup on the Nova 3 has a 16 MP sensor with a f/1.8 aperture and a 24 MP black and white sensor with a f/1.8 aperture. While, the primary camera on the Nova 3i has a 16 MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a 2 MP depth sensor. The secondary cameras of both the Nova 3 and Nova 3i have a 24 MP and a 2 MP depth sensor.

The Huawei Nova 3 runs on the company’s flagship Hisilicon Kirn 970 chipset with the Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. The Nova 3 will also feature the company’s GPU Turbo functionality which makes the smartphone an ideal choice for gamers. While the Nova 3i runs on the mid-range Hisilicon Kirin 710 chipset with the Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. For storage option, you can get the Nova 3 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Whereas, the Nova 3i is available with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. Both the smartphones support storage expandability via microSD card of up to 256GB.

Pricing And Availability

The Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i will be available exclusively on Amazon. The higher spec’d smartphone, Huawei Nova 3 will start at a price of Rs.Rs. 34,999. While the mid-range Huawei Nova 3i will cost Rs. 20,990. What sets the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i apart is the chipset configuration. With the Kirin 970 SoC, Nova 3 accomplishes to implement face-unlock and the company’s version of Apple’s Animoji which they are calling Qmoji. Huawei was already implementing AI into its smartphones now the company has entered into the AR segment as well. It will be interesting to see how well the smartphone performance once we do a full review of the device. Meanwhile, you can check out our unboxing video for the Huawei Nova 3 below.

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July 26, 2018
Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i To Be Launched On 26th July In India

The company has been teasing the Huawei Nova series for a while. Now Huawei has made an official announcement for the India launch of the devices on Twitter. The phone will be launching in India on 26th July. The rumours around the phone suggest that these phones could feature the new GPU Turbo. The smartphone is expected to go on sale via Amazon for pre-order. The company did not make any announcements about the price. However, several leaks suggest the smartphone could go on sale for roughly Rs. 35,500.

Get ready to fourfold your creativity in more ways than one. The new Nova is #Coming4You! pic.twitter.com/J93h24u8Pb

— Huawei India (@HuaweiIndia) July 15, 2018

Little Insight

Huawei Nova 3 is the successor of the Nova 2 which the company announced back in May 2017. The smartphone sports the same colour options as seen on the Huawei P20 Pro. The Nova 3 features the notch on its display and a dual front-facing camera setup.

Specs

The Huawei Nova 3 features a 6.3-inch 2340 x 1080 pixels display with the aspect ratio of 19:9. This makes the pixel density of the device peak at 409 ppi. The screen to body ratio of the display is somewhere around 84%.

The Nova 3 could be launched with the 970 chipset. This SoC will be paired with a 6GB RAM and have two storage variants, 64GB and 128GB.

The Huawei Nova 3 camera setup is comprised of a 16MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and a 24MP Black and White sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. Furthermore, the front camera setup is a dual setup with one 24MP sensor and the other, a 2MP sensor.

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Conclusion

Companies like Oppo and Vivo are bringing a notch-less and an almost bezel-less experience. This toughens the competition in the smartphone market. For Huawei Nova series to do well, the company will have to price its smartphones carefully.

The Indian launch date of the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i is right around the corner. We will soon get to know how it fairs against other devices in its price segment. Stay tuned to iGyaan for further updates.

July 17, 2018
Huawei Nova 3 Set To Release On July 18th

Huawei is all set to release a new smartphone in the month of July according to a poster released by the company on Weibo. This news comes after Huawei dubbed the P20 Lite as the Nova 3e in Europe and select Asian markets so it is still to be seen what the device would be called. The company is calling it the Huawei Nova 3.

The overall look and feel of the device, at least from the pictures, is much similar to that of the P20 Lite. With that said, Huawei has teased a couple of interesting colour variants for the Nova 3. While nothing is confirmed, we believe that the Huawei Nova 3 may come in Light Blue, Gold, and Aurora colour variants.

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The Huawei Nova 3 also sports that notch seen on other Huawei devices released this year. What is worth noting is that the notch is somewhat elongated and now houses a dual camera setup. This is the company’s first phone to feature a front-facing dual camera setup with 24MP and 2MP sensor. The rear camera setup will have 16 and 24MP sensors. It will be intriguing to see how Huawei plans on using the camera setup.

The Huawei Nova 3 will have a 6.3 inch 2340 x 1080 pixels display with the 2018 aspect ratio of 19:9. According to TENAA, the Nova 3 will run on the octa-core Kirin 710 chipset. This chipset will be paired with 6GB RAM and either 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. The post on TENAA also reveals the dimensions of the device; 157 × 73.7× 7.3 mm with the weight at around 166 grams. All of this will be backed by a 3,650 mAh battery and the smartphone is expected to have fast charging capabilities which the company calls Super Charge.

Huawei has managed to turn a lot of heads with its flagship P20 Pro with its triple camera setup and now the company is all set to launch a dual front-facing camera smartphone. We will be covering this story closely and will also take a look at how fast Super Charge is when the Huawei Nova 3 is released so stay tuned for further details.

July 11, 2018