Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Huawei Nova

Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Huawei Nova

By Gareth Beavis

Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Huawei Nova

When a brand tells you that its phone is the ‘perfect Saturday night device’ then it’s a lofty claim indeed.

However, despite the fact the product manager tasked with showing off the Huawei Nova claimed it would be normal to switch between three phones in a week, there’s more than a sliver of truth in the above statement.

The Huawei Nova is a very capable device, aimed at the more affordable mid-tier – so while it’s not going to be cheap enough to buy one and ‘just see if you like it’, it’s definitely got enough going for it to make you wonder whether you need to spend hundreds on a flagship device.

The main thing it lacks compared to a flagship device is innovation – no dual cameras or super battery capacity here, but instead taking some of the education the brand has received from its recent forays into higher-end phones and putting them together well.

(In case you’re wondering: Nova is the new name for the Huawei mid-range phone brand, taking over from the G series – despite the spokespeople not overtly confirming that. And yes, it does somewhat cannibalise the phones from the Honor sub brand, which have similar specs …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Phones

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