Huawei has been a major smartphone brand in the Asian Market for the past few years now. They have successfully captured a good chunk of the mid-range and the lower mid-range of smartphones in the South Asia region as well as Asia in general. They offer a wide variety of Smartphone options ranging from top-of-the-line flagships that offer unbeatable innovation and specifications to budget friendly smartphones that harbor decent features and does not break the bank. The company took the smartphone world by storm earlier this year when they released their flagship, the Huawei P20 Pro, boasting three primary cameras, the smartphone was the first of its kind and got the ball rolling for three camera smartphones. Recently, however, Huawei newest line of smartphones, the Huawei Nova 3 series has also proved to be a success in China, Middle east and North Africa, and so naturally they are looking to introduce the Nova Series of smartphones to the Pakistani Market.
Huawei Nova 3 Series Launches in Pakistan
The idea behind the Huawei Nova 3 series is to bring flagship level features including AI and multiple cameras to a group of people who are not willing to spend the big bucks on current flagships from different brands. The objective is then clearly to sell such a line of smartphones that offer no compromise when it comes to features while also remaining budget friendly, a formula that is sure to attract people’s interest in aspiring markets from developing countries.
According to a PR from Huawei, they have stated that,
"After resounding success in China, Middle East and North Africa, Huawei is set to rule the market in Pakistan with its nova 3 Series. The trendy and exciting HUAWEI nova 3 and nova 3i allow more and more people to experience Huawei’s flagship AI technology, 24MP four AI cameras and 128GB of massive storage. The devices bring innovative AI capabilities at an amazing price point allowing people to pre-order the smartphones from August 28 till September 07, 2018."
This is clearly in line with the budget-friendly-higher-spec trend that we are witnessing from many different brands currently and Huawei no doubt does it well, the specs offered in the Nova 3 smartphone are nothing short of spectacular keeping in mind the price of the smartphone.
Lets Look at the specs offered by Huawei Nova 3 below:
Huawei Nova 3 Series Specifications and Price
Huawei Nova comes in 2 variations, Huawei Nova 3 and Huawei Nova 3i.
Huawei Nova 3
- Display: 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
- Chipset: Hisilicon Kirin 710
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
- Internal Memory: 128 GB, 6 GB RAM – PAR-TL20, PAR-AL00, PAR-LX9
- Main Camera: 16 MP, 27mm, f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm, f/1.8, PDAF - Front Camera: 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm
2 MP, depth sensor - Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery
- Memory Expansion: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Huawei Nova 3i
- Display: 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
- Chipset: Hisilicon Kirin 710
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
- Internal Memory:128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
- Main Camera: 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor - Front Camera: 24 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor - Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3340 mAh battery
- Memory Expansion: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
As it can be assessed from the specs provided above for both the smartphones, The Nova 3i is a slightly tonned down version of the Nova 3. The RAM, Internal Storage and the camera are slightly compromised as compared to Nova 3 but this also affords the consumers a more budget friendly smartphone that has all the essential offerings of a flagship level smartphone.
According to Huawei’s PR on Nova 3,
“HUAWEI nova 3 – the true AI Selfie Superstar lets you elevate your selfie game by putting AI on the front!!! With eight scene recognition people can take stunning selfies with Blue Sky, Plant, Flower, Beach, Snow, Night, Room and Stage Performance scenarios in the background.
The rear camera also supports 22 AI scenarios with the addition of Panda, Ancient Building, Autumn leaves and many more. People can delve into a lot of fun with 3D Qmoji that lets them animate their facial expressions, movements and voice. All these amazing experiences can be saved on the 128GB memory that is powered by a 4GB RAM and Kirin 970 system-on-a-chip processor.”
on the other hand, on Nova 3i they have stated,
“ Another device in the nova Series is the HUAWEI nova 3i that comes at an incredible price of PKR 39,999/-. The nova 3i runs on Kirin 710 system-on-a-chip processor and has AI deeply embedded into its cameras. It sports a 24MP + 2MP dual AI-powered front camera and a 16MP + 2MP dual AI-powered rear camera. HUAWEI nova 3i has an advanced algorithm to make you look more natural and appealing. Moreover, the powerful AI scenery recognition can adjust the surroundings to match your true beauty in selfies.
HUAWEI nova 3i provides three color models to choose from, Pearl White, Black and Iris Purple. With beautiful hues of color on the back glass and metal mid-frame, people will enjoy wonderful visual and handling experience. The 6.3-inch FHD+ (2340 x 1080) provides a wide view of your world while fitting in your pocket.“
All in all both the phones offer some great specs at the respective Prices that they are going for, talking about the Price, The Huawei Nova 3 will go for PKR 59,999/- and its smaller brother the Huawei Nova 3i will go for PKR 39,999/- in the Pakistani Market.
It seems like Huawei main focus as of late has been on the AI feature of their smartphone cameras that they have marketing extensively for the past year. The Huawei Nova series is no different, it comes equipped with their revolutionary AI technology that picks out the best possible settings for your shot depending on many factors which the AI chip processes in a split second. The result is a sharper more natural image that will leave you satisfied.
Preorder Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i in Pakistan
Both the smartphones are available in Pakistan for pre-order till 7 September and can be availed for the prices mentioned above.
This is all we have for you right now, Let us know in the comments if you are planning to pick up a Nova smartphone for yourself or if the specs and price point have caught your attention. We will be happy to hear from you.