Huawei Nova 7

Name: Huawei Nova 7
Brand: Huawei

Display5.0" 1080 x 1920 pixels

ChipsetQualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

Main camera12MP

Battery3020 mAh

4.9GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - CAN-L01L11

4G bands

1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38 - CAN-L01L11

5G bands

FDD 5G: 2100, 1800TDD 5G: 4700, 3700, 3500

Speed

HSPA, LTE

Launch

Announced

2016, September. Released 2016, October

Status

Discontinued

Body

Dimensions

141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm (5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 in)

Weight

146 g (5.15 oz)

Build

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

SIM

· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type

IPS LCD

Size

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)

Platform

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

CPU

Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Adreno 506

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

32GB 3GB RAM

Type

eMMC 5.1

Main Camera

Modules

12 MP, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF

Features

HDR, panorama

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

Module

8 MP

Features

1080p@30fps

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

4.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS

NFC

Radio

FM radio

USB

USB Type-C

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

Type

Li-Po 3020 mAh, non-removable

Charging

SuperCharge

Misc

Colors

Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Obsidian Black

Models

CAN-L01L11, CAN-L02L12, CAN-L03L13, CAN-L11, CAN-L01, CAN-L12, CAZ-AL10, CAZ-TL10, CAN-L13

GoSolo Read / what it means5 takeaways

performance

Kirin 985, 2.58 GHz 8-coreHandles everyday apps, social media, and light gaming smoothly, but struggles with demanding 3D games at high settings on the 1080p OLED screen.

display

6.53", 1080p OLED, 60HzSharp text and colors indoors due to 403 ppi density, but the 60Hz refresh rate means scrolling and swiping feel noticeably less fluid than modern 90Hz+ phones.

battery

4000 mAh, about 1 day moderate useWith typical mixed use (messaging, browsing, photos), expect roughly 14 to 16 hours before you need to charge; heavy video streaming or gaming cuts that to under 12 hours.

charging

SuperCharge, wattage not specifiedNo exact watt rating given, so charging speed is unclear, but Huawei's SuperCharge from 2020 was typically in the 20–30W range—slower than modern fast chargers.

storage

128 GB or 256 GB, UFS version not statedBoth tiers offer enough room for apps and media, but without the UFS version specified, file transfer and app-load speeds cannot be reliably estimated.