Our quick take

Huawei Nova review: Alternatives to consider

Huawei Nova - 3.5 / 5

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Huawei Nova Review: Design

  • 5-inch display Just 7.1mm thin Aluminium casing

Huawei Nova Review: Display

  • 1080p Full HD resolution 5-inch LCD IPS panel Adjustable colour temperature

Huawei Nova Review: Software (Android 6.0.1 + EMUI)

  • Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow EMUI 4.1 software re-skin

Huawei Nova Review: Performance

  • 2.0 GHz Snapdragon 625; 3GB RAM 32GB storage; microSD expandable

Huawei Nova Review: Battery life

  • 3,020mAh battery Type-C connector

Huawei Nova Review: Camera 

  • 12-megapixel camera 4k video recording 8-megapixel front camera

To recap

While the Nova is virtually unbeatable as smaller-scale mid-range phones go, there are simply plenty of other better, larger phones that merit more attention.