It was only yesterday that Huawei revealed the Nova 3 and Nova 3i in China and to the world globally via live stream. And now here in Malaysia, the new Nova duos are officially announced for a price tag of RM1899 and RM1249 respectively. Every Malaysian can now purchase it at every Huawei Concept Stores, authorized resellers, major Telco companies, as well as their own website here with the recent purchase option added starting on 28 July 2018.
One of the few feature highlights of the Nova duos is the GPU Turbo which is specifically made for gaming purpose. Not only does it disallow incoming messages, notifications and calls, but it actually boosts up the GPU's efficiency with the NPU and EMUI together, making the user interface and performance better as well as reducing battery consumption, that includes camera photography performance. The GPU Turbo will be available on 8 August 2018 onward via OTA update.
Here's how the front looks like, both the Nova duos are pretty identical
The back design in 2.5D glass and this looks too close to the P20
Similar design except that it has a fingerprint sensor over there
The Nova 3i using a microUSB port, whereas the Nova 3 will use the USB Type-C port
Your typical power and volume buttons, the hybrid SIM tray is on the other side
According to Huawei Malaysia, there are 8 scene recognition for the front camera for the Nova duos
And...Qmoji Expression haha
It should be noted that the Nova 3i comes in two variants in other regions, but we will be getting the 4GB + 128GB. Of course, you can expect AI scene recognition to be on board and it works for the front camera as well. Then you also have 3D Qmoji, which you can create an animated emoji that mimics your facial expression.
Huawei Nova 3
- Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor + Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
- 6GB of RAM
- 128GB internal storage (expandable memory available)
- 6.3-inch FHD+ display (19.5:9 aspect ratio)
- Measures 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm, weighs 166g
- 24MP (f/1.8) + 16MP (f/1.8) dual rear cameras, 24MP (f/2.0) + 2MP (f/2.0) dual front cameras
- Features Face and Fingerprint Unlock, GPU Turbo, 3D Qmoji (available after OTA update), Slow-Mo Record 480fps, USB Type-C
- Supports LTE Cat.9, NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity
- EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo
- 3750 mAh battery
Huawei Nova 3i
- Hisilicon Kirin 710 processor
- 4GB of RAM
- 128GB internal storage (expandable memory available)
- 6.3-inch FHD+ display (19.5:9 aspect ratio)
- Measures 157.6 X 75.2 X 7.6mm, weighs 169g
- 16MP (f/2.2) + 2MP dual rear cameras, 24MP (f/2.0) + 2MP dual front cameras
- Features Face and Fingerprint Unlock, GPU Turbo, 3D Qmoji (available after OTA update), Slow-Mo Record 480fps, hybrid dual SIM slot, microUSB 2.0
- Supports LTE Cat.9, NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity
- EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo
- 3340mAh battery
By the way, the Huawei store will have a promo sale at IOI City Mall, Putrajaya on the said debut date above. The first 1000 customers who get it first will get a free Bluetooth earphone, an A2 Band and a Nerd Unit T-Shirt for free. There are also a bunch of Huawei AppGallery rewards worth up to RM1000 for new customers, you can check it out right here.
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