Huawei releases Nova 5T with Kirin 980 in Malaysia

Right on schedule, Huawei launched the Nova 5T in Malaysia and it is looking to be a beastly mid-range offering.

Huawei Nova 5T runs with Kirin 980 inside!

Meet the Huawei Nova 5T

Nova 5T with quad cameras in KL Fashion Week 2019

First off, the Huawei Nova 5T features a new and shiny holographic type of back cover design.

In front, it uses a 6.26-inch 2340 x 1080 FHD+ FullView display with not notch since it has a punch-hole 32MP selfie shooter.

Inside, it runs with the flagship-grade 7nm Kirin 980 processor, Mali-G76 MP10 GPU, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB storage, and a 3,700mAh battery with 22.5W Huawei SuperCharge fast charging.

For the rear cameras, it has quad sensors with 48MP f/1.8 aperture + 16MP f/2.2 sensor with ultra wide-angle lens + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro lens + 2MP f/2.4 depth of field lens with PDAF, CAF, and LED flash.

The Nova 5T also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, USB-C audio, dual 4G VoLTE, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5 LE, and GPS. It is running Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.1.1.

Huawei Nova 5T Specs

Display: 6.26-inch 2.5D curved screen w/ FHD+ 2340 x 1080 resolution

CPU: 2.6GHz 64-bit Kirin 980 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G76 MP10

RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 128GB

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.8 w/ PDAF, CAF + 16MP f/2.2 ultra wide-angle sensor + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth w/ LED flash

Selfie Camera: 32MP f/2.0

Battery: 3,700mAh w/ 22.5W SuperCharge

OS: Android 9.0 Pie w/ EMUI 9.1

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), 4G, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB-C

Price: TBC

Price and availability

It is currently only announced in Malaysia with a price of RM 1,599 (around PHP 19.8K without taxes and duties yet).

The phone's local availability and pricing is yet to be announced. We will update you as soon as we get more information.

What do you guys think? 

Source: Huawei, Via: FoneArena