Huawei Nova 7i now official; has Kirin 810 CPU and 40W super fast charging

Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced the Nova 7i, a mid-range smartphone with a quad camera and Kirin 810 in Malaysia. The device is a 6.4-inch FHD+ screen, with 1080 x 2340 pixels resolutions. The CPU is a Hisilicon Kirin 810, an octa-core chip clocked at 2.27GHz. It has Mali-G52 MP6 GPU, 8GB RAM and 128GB expandable storage.

There are four camera modules at the back, a 48-megapixel main sensor, paired with an ultra-wide 8-megapixel sensor and two other 2-megapixel sensors being a depth and a dedicated macro lens respectively. The specifications are almost the same as the global model of the Huawei Nova 6 SE announced in China in December 2019.

This Nova 7i packs a large 4200mAh battery with support for 40W quick charge that can charge up to 70% in 30 minutes, and a punched hole (opening) display. It has a USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner as well as FaceID. The OS is Android 10 based on EMUI 10.0.1, but Google Apps are still absent.

Huawei Nova 7i Key Specs and Features

• 6.4-inch (2340×1080 pixels) Full HD+ IPS display, DCI-P3 wide color gamut
• Octa-Core Kirin 810 7nm (2x 2.27GHz Cortex-A76 +6 x 1.88GHz Cortex-A55) processor with ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU
• 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with Huawei NM memory card
• Android 10 with EMUI 10.0.1
• Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / NM card)
• 48MP rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 8MP Ultra Wide Angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP camera for macro and 2MP for depth sensing with f/2.4 aperture
• 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
• Side-mounted Fingerprint sensor
• Dimensions: 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7mm; Weight: 183g
• Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, USB Type-C
• 4200mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (mAh) battery with 40W HUAWEI Super fast charging

Huawei Nova 7i Pricing and Availability

The Huawei Nova 7i comes in Sakura Pink, Crush Green, Midnight Black colors, and priced at 1099 Malaysian Ringgit, which translate to about 262 US dollars.