At its IFA 2016 press conference, Huawei unveiled the Nova and Nova Plus, and the metal-clad 8.4-inch MediaPad M3 tablet. The Nova and Nova Plus are the latest entrants in Huawei's mid-range series, which sits one tier below the flagship P9. The phones are aimed at a younger audience, offering an 8MP front camera and a 12MP rear shooter (16MP on the Nova Plus) with large 1.25 μm pixel size.
The familiar appearance isn’t necessary a bad thing: the Nova and Nova Plus feature aluminum constructions with clean lines and 2.5D glass, that a lot of people will find attractive.
The Nova features a 5-inch Full HD display, 14nm Snapdragon 625 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 32GB storage with microSD slot, 12MP sensor with phase-detection autofocus and 1.25 micron pixels, 8MP front shooter, USB-C, and a 3025mAh battery. The Nova Plus comes with a larger 5.5-inch Full HD display, a 16MP and optical image stabilization, and larger 3340mAh battery. Both phones have 8MP front cameras, fingerprint sensors at the back, and run EMUI 4.1 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.
The MediaPad M3 tablet offers an 8.4-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600, HiSilicon Kirin 950 SoC (four Cortex A72 cores at 2.3GHz, four Cortex A53 at 1.8GHz), 8MP front and rear cameras, 4GB of RAM and storage variations of 32GB or 64GB, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 4.1, and a 5100mAh battery. The tablet also runs EMUI 4.1.
he Nova will be available in over 50 countries starting October for €399 ($444), with availability kicking off in Germany, Austria, France and Spain before hitting other markets. Similarly, the Nova Plus will debut in October in Spain, Italy and Canada for €429 ($477) before making its way to other global markets.
As for the MediaPad M3 tablet, it will be available starting September 26 in China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, France, New Zealand, Spain, Germany, Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Japan, and Russia. It will be sold in Wi-Fi and LTE variants. Here's the breakdown:
- €349 4GB RAM + 32GB storage (Wi-Fi only)
- €399 4GB RAM + 64GB storage (Wi-Fi only)
- €399 4GB RAM + 32GB storage (LTE)
- €449 4GB RAM + 64GB storage (LTE)
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