Huawei Nova 8i with 6.67-inch display, Snapdragon 662 launched: price, specifications

Huawei Nova 8i has been launched in Malaysia as the latest Nova 8-series phone. This comes months after the brand launched the Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro earlier. The handset features a pill-shaped cutout on the front for a single selfie snapper, a circular module on the back with quad-camera lenses, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security, and multiple colour options. Huawei Nova 8i key specifications include Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC, a 4,300mAh battery with 66W fast-charging support, Android 11 OS out of the box, and a 6.67-inch FHD+ display with a 60Hz refresh rate. The company hasn’t mentioned anything about its availability outside of Malaysia.

Huawei Nova 8i price

Huawei Nova 8i price is MYR 1,299 (around Rs 23,300) for the single 8GB/128GB storage model. It comes in Interstellar Blue, Moonlight Silver, and Starry Black colour options. The phone will be up for pre-orders on the company’s website from today until July 21st. Customers pre-ordering get gifts worth MYR 260 (roughly Rs 4,600), including a gift package, three months VIP subscription to Huawei Music, one month VIP access to Huawei Video and one month 200GB Huawei Cloud storage.

Huawei Nova 8i specifications

The Huawei Nova 8i sports a 6.67-inch FHD+ TFT LCD display with a 60Hz refresh rate, 1,080 X 2,376 pixels resolution, and 94.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC coupled with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The phone runs on Android 11 OS with EMUI 11 custom skin out of the box and packs a 4,300mAh battery with 66W SuperCharge fast charging support. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.0, and more.

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Moving to the cameras, the Huawei Nova 8i has quad-cameras at the back with a 64MP ( f/1.9 aperture) primary camera, an 8MP (f/2.4 aperture) secondary lens, and a couple of 2MP (f/2.4 aperture) lenses for macro and depth shots. Huawei Nova 8i flaunts a 16MP snapper on the front for selfies and video chats. It packs a 4,300mAh battery with 66W fast charging support and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security. The phone has an in-display fingerprint sensor for security.