Huawei · Nova Se
nova 16 SE
It's official
We will keep this on your list as the date moves.
This one launched before we started watching.
The real dates are above. We never made a guess for it, so there is nothing to grade — and we would rather show you nothing than invent a prediction after the fact.
What the hardware is
Every headline spec is filled in. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.
display
- Peak brightness
- 8000 nits ✓
- Pixel density
- 444 ppi ✓
- Cover glass
- Aluminosilicate glass ✓
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz ✓
- Resolution
- 1272x2756 ✓
- Screen size
- 6.84" ✓
- Panel type
- OLED ✓
performance
- CPU cores
- 1 cores ✓
- GPU
- Maleoon 920 2cu ✓
- Chipset
- Kirin 8020 ✓
memory
- RAM
- 8 GB ✓
- microSD slot
- No ✓
- Storage
- 128 GB ✓
camera
- Front camera
- 32 MP ✓
- Main camera
- 50 MP ✓
- Rear cameras
- 2 cameras ✓
- Max video
- 4K ✓
battery
- Battery
- 8500 mAh ✓
- Wired charging
- 66 W ✓
- Wireless charging
- 66 W ✓
body
- Height
- 163.3 mm ✓
- Ingress protection
- IP65 ✓
- Materials
- Aluminium, Glass, Plastic ✓
- Thickness
- 8 mm ✓
- Weight
- 229 g ✓
- Width
- 78 mm ✓
- Colours
- Black, Blue, Orange, White ✓
connectivity
- 3.5mm jack
- No ✓
- Bluetooth
- 6.0 ✓
- NFC
- Yes ✓
- USB
- USB-C ✓
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5 ✓
- 5G
- Yes ✓
software
- Operating system
- HarmonyOS 6.1 ✓
other
- Model numbers
- CAS-AL50 ✓
Spec data from GSMArena (CC BY 4.0).
Where you will be able to buy it
This line usually starts in one market and travels later, if it travels at all.
Huawei Nova normally launches in China first.
No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.
Who called it right
Now that the real date is known, everyone who made a prediction gets marked. "Too late" means they said a later date than what actually happened.
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