NAG attended a glitzy launch for Huawei’s newest nova series at The Galleria in Sandton last night.
Huawei has supported local talent for many years and seeing Kabelo Vincent Ndlovu, popularly known as Uncle Vinny on stage was refreshing. After supper, we wiggled a lot in our chairs with Goodluck on stage, and, in-between it all, the Huawei nova 8 and Y60 was shown off to all.
The Huawei nova series specifically targets the African youth by bringing them two price-conscious, stylish devices.
“Gen-Z pride themselves on being the most digitally connected generation that keeps getting better and better. They prefer bite-sized video content and are not about to start compromising now; that’s why Huawei has tailored two smartphones just for them that meet their needs,” says Justin Sun, General Manager of Huawei Consumer Business Group South Africa.
Before getting into the meat of the device specifications, Huawei announced its collaboration with sneaker brand Bathu and another Huawei Joburg Day with 947
We will have a full review and how the phone performs as soon as we get our review unit, in the meantime, here’s the quick overview.
Weighing less than 200g, the stylish blush gold Huawei nova 8, looks great in hand. It is equipped with a high resolution, 64MP 26mm wide camera, 8MP 120° Ultra Wide camera, 2MP depth lens and, a 2MP macro lens. The nova 8 features 4-in-1 light fusion technology and Super Night Mode that will assist in delivering crisp images, day or night. The device features 4K video at 1080p and 720p at 960fps along with gyro electronic image stabilisation.
A 32MP front-facing camera will ensure awesome selfies with your boo.
The display looks smooth and the fact that the nova 8 renders up to 1.07 billion colours, will make sure you always consume your favourite content at the highest quality.
The battery is reportedly capable of being fully charged in 35 minutes, so that’s a plus in all our books.
The Nova 8 will be available for R12,999.
The nova Y60 is a budget-conscious offering with a suggested retail of R3099 and has a couple of features stripped away. The Y60 is available in green and black, is equipped with a 13MP main camera, a 120° wide-angle lens and has a 6.6″ FullView display.
Both these smartphones come with a 2-year warranty, one-time free screen guard service, free unboxing service at the store, and 50-days screen insurance.