Huawei outs selfie-centric nova 2 and nova 2 Plus

Huawei has officially unveiled the successors to last year’s nova and nova Plus smartphones with a renewed focus on youth with its vibrant colors and selfie features.

The nova 2 and nova 2 Plus are very similar in its hardware, as they share the company’s own mid-range HiSilicon Kirin 659 chip and a 20-megapixel front camera with selfie-friendly features such as a color temperature light flash, a 3D stereo fusion algorithm, and support for Beauty 4.0, save for a few physicalities such as display, internal storage,and battery life.

Huawei nova 2 specs:
5-inch Full HD LTPS IPS display @ 1920 x 1080
2.36GHz Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 659
Mali-T830 MP2
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable up to 256GB via microSD (uses SIM2)
Dual 12 + 8 MP f/1.8 rear cameras with LED Flash
20MP front camera
4G LTE
Dual SIM (hybrid), Dual Standby
24-bit audio
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint Scanner
Huawei EMUI 5.1 (Android 7 Nougat)
Li-Po 2950 mAh battery (non-removable)
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
143g

Huawei nova 2 Plus specs:
5.5-inch Full HD LTPS IPS display @ 1920 x 1080
2.36GHz Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 659
Mali-T830 MP2
4GB RAM
128GB internal storage
expandable up to 256GB via microSD (uses SIM2)
Dual 12 + 8 MP f/1.8 rear cameras with LED Flash
20MP front camera
4G LTE
Dual SIM (hybrid), Dual Standby
24-bit audio
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint Scanner
Huawei EMUI 5.1 (Android 7 Nougat)
Li-Po 3340 mAh battery (nova 2 Plus)
153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
169g

Both the Huawei nova 2 and nova 2 Plus will be available in China starting June 16th in five different colors — Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, and Rose Gold — sporting CNY2,500PHP 20,152USD 344INR 29,107EUR 327 (roughly Php18,200USD 310INR 26,292EUR 295CNY 2,259 before taxes) and CNY2,900PHP 23,377USD 398INR 33,764EUR 379 (around Php21,100USD 360INR 30,481EUR 342CNY 2,619 before other fees) price tags, respectively.

Source: Huawei