- Huawei Nova Flip made its official debut with a Kirin 8000 SoC under the hood.
- It is being marketed as a fashion-forward affordable variant of Pocket 2 with bold color options and attractive price tag.
- Most of its features are inspired from Pocket 2, it's flagship sibling that was rolled out earlier this year.
Huawei Nova Flip, the latest Pocket 2-like flip-style smartphone from Huawei has launched in China with a price tag of CNY 5,288 that will appeal to the younger crowd. The first-of-its-kind fashion-forward flip-style foldable phone arrives in several bold colorways that will appeal to the GenZ while keeping their pockets in check. Here’s everything that the Huawei Nova Flip brings to the table.
Huawei Nova Flip Pricing and Availability
As aforementioned, Huawei Nova Flip debuted as an affordable flip-style smartphone. It is priced at CNY 5,288 (or $744) for a 256GB storage while the 512GB variant pegs at CNY 5,688 ($798) and 1TB at CNY 6,488 ($911). All these configurations reportedly have 12GB of RAM according to DCS. You can get your hands on the device scheduled for open sales in China on August 10 in four colorways — Starry Black, Zero White, Sakura Pink, and New Green.
Huawei Nova Flip Specs: The Affordable Flip-style Phone
For a start, Nova Flip is a flip-style foldable phone — similar to what Pocket 2 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 are based on. Huawei has introduced a water drop hinge mechanism that has reportedly survived 1.2 million trends tested by SGS Switzerland.
When it comes to the specs, the Huawei Nova Flip sports a 6.94” LTPO OLED panel boasting an FHD+ resolution and a variable refresh rate of 1-120Hz. For the unversed, this is one of the largest inner foldable displays akin to Pocket 2 while dwarfing Galaxy Z Flip6’s 6.7-inch.
Fold the device, and you’ll find a 2.14” OLED panel sitting on top of the back panel adjoining a dual camera setup arranged in a vertical stack. As usual, the cover display can be used for apps like calendars, music, weather (compatible with limited first-party) plus as a viewfinder.
On the optics front, we have a 50MP primary snapper at the back which is a 1/1.56” RYYB sensor, paired alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper. On the front, you get a 32MP sensor tucked nicely in a punch-hole cut-out.
The fashion-forward affordable Nova Flip comes paired with a Kirin 8000 SoC that we have seen with Nova 12 and 12 Pro. Apparently, Huawei didn’t disclose the chipset at the time of writing this and the aforementioned chipset comes from a Geekbench listing that we saw a few days ago. It is possible that Huawei could be using a different chipset although the Kirin 8000 SoC seems like a final deal with the device.
On the software end, we have HarmonyOS 4.2 taking over along with various AI features up its sleeves. It includes image generation, text selection from images, subject removal, and so on.
The device uses a 4,400mAh battery with one of the fastest charging 66W tech that foldable phones have to date much like its flagship sibling Pocket 2.
