HUAWEI has listed the nova 16s and nova 16s Pro on its official website in the Philippines.
The HUAWEI nova 16s features a 6.68-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 2800 × 1280 pixel resolution. It runs on the Kirin 8020 processor, paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
For cameras, it has a 50MP main camera, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), and a True-to-Colour Camera. It supports 3.3x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom. The front camera has a 50MP sensor.
Meanwhile, the HUAWEI nova 16s Pro has a larger 6.84-inch OLED display with a 120Hz LTPO adaptive refresh rate and a 2856 × 1320 pixel resolution. It is powered by the Kirin 9010S processor and also comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
The Pro model has a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 200MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS, and a 50MP ultra-wide camera. It supports 3.7x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom. The front camera also uses a 50MP sensor, alongside a True-to-Colour Camera.
Both smartphones run EMUI 16.0 and have a typical 7,000mAh battery capacity, with a rated capacity of 6,800mAh. They support 100W HUAWEI SuperCharge Turbo and Bluetooth 6.0.
HUAWEI nova 16s Series
HUAWEI nova 16s
- OS: EMUI 16.0
- Network: Dual SIM | 5G
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 6.0 | Wi-Fi 7 | USB Type-C 2.0
- Dimensions: 159.6 × 75.5 × 7.3 mm
- Weight: 199 grams
- Resolution: 2800 × 1280 pixels
- Refresh Rate: 120Hz
- Screen Size & Display: 6.68-inch OLED
- Chipset: Kirin 8020 octa-core
- RAM: 12GB
- Storage: 256GB
- Rear Camera: 50MP main (f/1.9) | 50MP RYYB periscope telephoto (f/2.6, OIS) | True-to-Colour Camera
- Front Camera: 50MP (f/2.4)
- Battery & Charging: 7,000mAh | 100W wired charging
- Color/s: Breathing Crystal, Sky White, Starry Black
HUAWEI nova 16s Pro
- OS: EMUI 16.0
- Network: Dual SIM | 5G
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 6.0 | Wi-Fi 7 | USB Type-C 2.0
- Dimensions: 163 × 78 × 7.1 mm
- Weight: 218 grams
- Resolution: 2856 × 1320 pixels
- Refresh Rate: 1–120Hz LTPO adaptive
- Screen Size & Display: 6.84-inch OLED
- Chipset: Kirin 9010S octa-core
- RAM: 12GB
- Storage: 256GB
- Rear Camera: 200MP RYYB main (f/1.8, OIS) | 50MP RYYB periscope telephoto (f/2.6, OIS) | 50MP RYYB ultra-wide (f/2.2) | True-to-Colour Camera
- Front Camera: 50MP (f/2.4) | True-to-Colour Camera
- Battery & Charging: 7,000mAh | 100W wired charging
- Color/s: Isle Blue, Breathing Crystal, Starry Black
HUAWEI nova 16s Series Availability
Pricing and availability details were not included in the listed specifications. Stay tuned.