Huawei nova 16s

Display6.68" 1280 x 2800 pixels
ChipsetKirin 8020
Main camera50MP
Battery7000 mAh
nova 16s product photo
6.9GoSolo score
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Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch

Announced
2026, September 03
Status
Coming soon

Body

Dimensions
159.6 x 75.5 x 7.3 mm (6.28 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight
199 g (7.02 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, aluminum back
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Durability
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)

Display

Type
OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM
Size
6.68 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~90.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1280 x 2800 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density)
Protection
Aluminosilicate glass

Platform

OS
EMUI 16, Android-based
Chipset
Kirin 8020

Memory

Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera

Modules
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", Dual Pixel PDAF 50 MP, f/2.6, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid

Selfie Camera

Module
50 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/2.5"
Features
HDR, panorama · 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid

Comms

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery

Type
7000 mAh

Misc

Colors
Black, White, Blue, Pink, Blue
Models
EMA-LX9

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