Huawei Nova 3i has hit stores across Nigeria today, says the Chinese-based phone maker. The latest smartphone is equipped with an impressive array of exciting features, including the innovative 4 AI-powered Cameras, 128GB internal storage, 4GB RAM, Face Unlock, among others.

The company, which overtook Ericsson in 2012 as the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, released the mobile phone on global markets around mid-2018. Behold the complete specs and features of this smartphones:

Huawei Nova 3i Key Specifications and Features

• 3-inch display
• IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
• 1080 x 2340-pixel resolution (with 409 PPI)
• Android 8.1 Oreo (MIUI 9.5)
• Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 710 processor
• 4GB/6GB RAM
• 64GB/128GB ROM (expandable up to 256GB via a memory card)
• Dual Rear Camera setup: 16MP + 2MP
• Dual Front-Facing camera system: 24MP + 2MP
• 4G LTE
• 3,340mAh Li-Ion Battery (non-removable)
• Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)

Design and Display

The Nova 3i is definitely a dashing smartphone, engineered with a remarkably colourful finish in a variety of colour options, such as Iris Purple, Black, and Pearl White. It offers the same catchy design as the Nova 3, though the fact that it’s enveloped by glass could make dirt and fingerprint stick to it easily.

The Novas have a family tradition of sporting relatively large displays. And the latest Huawei Nova 3i also honours this tradition: It comes with the newest generation of 6.3” FHD+ Full View display. With these specs, you can anticipate the phone display to push out bigger and more vivid images. This great display has a high resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a screen-to-body-radio of 83 per cent. It lets you reduce this resolution to HD+ in a bid to save battery.

Camera and Battery

The robust and efficient quad cameras of the nova 3i make it stand head and shoulders above its competitors with respect to resolution and camera count. On top of that, these 4 lenses are augmented with Artificial Intelligence.

This mobile phone supports scene recognition, which optimizes camera parameters automatically, allowing users take gorgeous pictures with ease. It also features new and improved beautification algorithms that identify sex and skin tones of various people. This option helps you snap stunning portraits and selfies, optimized for skin tone, overall brightness, and texture. Furthermore, the cameras have AR features for adding fun virtual elements, including virtual pets and 3D stickers; and for adding more colour to your photography activity. The Huawei Nova 3i packs a 3340-mAh battery which is an average performance at best.

Hardware and Software

This device is also equipped with powerful hardware — a flagship Kirin 710 SoC which provides a remarkable and balanced performance for you. This Kirin 710 SoC works in tandem with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB built-in storage. Another component of its hardware department is GPU Turbo, which it utilizes for optimizing its graphics processing capability. In the software section, it runs Android v8.1 Oreo and optimized EMUI 8.2.

Huawei Nova 3i Complete Specs

General Features

• Processor: Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 710
• Memory: 4GB/6GB RAM
• GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
• Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo (EMUI 8.2)
• Colours: Black, Iris Purple, Pearl White
• Weight: 169g
• Dimension: 157.6mm by 75.2mm by 7.6mm
• SIM Type: Nano SIM
• SIM Count: Dual SIM

Display

• Display: 6.3-inch, IPS LCD display
• Touchscreen: Yes, capacitive
• Resolution: 1080 by 2340 pixels
• Screen Protection: N/A

Camera

• Rear Dual Camera System:  16MP + 2MP camera, 2160p Video@30fps
• Features: Autofocus, Geo-tagging, LED flash, face detection, touch focus, panorama
• Dual Front-Facing Selfie Camera Setup:  24MP + 2MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps

Network Support

• 2G GSM: Yes
• 2G CDMA 1X: N/A
• 3G WCDMA: Yes
• 3G CDMA EVDO: N/A
• 4G LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 2(1900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

Battery

• Battery: 3340-mAh Li-Ion battery (non-removable)
• Fast Charging: Yes
• Talktime: – N/A
• Standby Time: N/A

Storage

• ROM: 64GB/128GBB
• Memory Card Support: Yes, expandable up to 256GB
• Bundled Cloud Storage: N/A

Internet & Connectivity

• GPRS: Yes
• EDGE: Yes
• 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
• HSPA+: Yes
• CDMA EVDO: N/A
• 4G LTE: Yes
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
• Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes, v4.2 with A2DP, LE
• USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
• Infrared Blaster: N/A
• NFC: N/A

Entertainment

• Video Player: Yes
• Music Player: Yes
• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 5mm Jack: Yes
• FM Radio: Yes

Messaging

• SMS/MMS: Yes
• Instant Messaging: Yes
• Email Protocol: N/A
• Push Emails: Yes

Sensors & Control

• Digital Compass: Yes
• Light Sensor: Yes
• Accelerometer: Yes
• Barometer: N/A
• Proximity Sensor: Yes
• Gyroscope: Yes
• Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, rear-mounted
• Iris Scanner: N/A
• Face Unlock: Yes

Navigation

• Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GLONASS
• Maps: Yes

Other Features

• Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
• Video Streaming: Yes
• Image Editor: Yes
• Video Editor: Yes
• Document Editor: Yes
• Document Viewer: Yes

Huawei Nova 3i Price and Availability

Huawei Nova 3i will set you back by 105,000 – 145,000 NGN depending on your location. You can order on Jumia Nigeria.