Huawei Nova 16s
72 out of 100
Huawei

Huawei Nova 16s

TechRank Score Good choice

Huawei Nova 16s — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.68" OLED - 1280 x 2800
⚡ Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
◉ Camera 2 (50 MP + 50 MP)
◆ Battery 7000 mAh
✦ OS Android
◌ Weight 199 г.
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72 TechRank
Overall score

Good choice

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
⌁ Battery 93 ▣ Display 92 ◇ Connectivity 83
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 92
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Camera 74
Good score
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Performance 54
Stronger alternatives are available
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Gaming 23
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 93
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Connectivity 83
Very high score
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Overall score 72
Good score
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Display 6.68" OLED - 1280 x 2800
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Processor HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
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Camera 2 (50 MP + 50 MP)
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Battery 7000 mAh
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Display

11 specifications

Type
OLED
Size
6.68 inches
Resolution
1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Pixel density
461 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Yes
HDR support
Да, HDR10
Display protection
Aluminosilicate glass
Screen-to-body ratio
90.9%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming
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Design and build

10 specifications

Height
159.6 mm
Width
75.5 mm
Thickness
7.3 mm
Weight
199 g
Water resistance
IP65
Cooling system
Vapor chamber
Back panel material
Пластик
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
White, Black, Blue, Розовый
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в кнопке
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max clock speed
2400 MHz
CPU cores
8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture
- 4 cores at 1.3 GHz: - 3 cores at 2.05 GHz: - 1 core at 2.285 GHz:
Manufacturing process
SMIC
Transistor size
7 nm
Neural processor
Da Vinci
Graphics
Maleoon 920
GPU cores
1024
GPU frequency
840 MHz
FLOPS
~860.2 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

8 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
2294
Single-core score
1380
Multi-core score
4102
CPU
525685
GPU
124045
Memory
206447
UX
265717
Total score
1121894
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Memory

5 specifications

RAM capacity
12 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5
Memory channels
4
Storage capacity
256 GB
Memory card
No
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Software

2 specifications

Operating system
Android
UI skin
EMUI 16
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Battery

8 specifications

Capacity
7000 mAh
Max charging power
100 W
Battery type
Silicon-carbon (Si/C)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
No
Reverse charging
Yes
Bypass Charging technology
No
Fast charging
Yes
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Main camera

14 specifications

Sensor type
50 MP
Photo resolution
50 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 3.7x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 30 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Aperture
f/2.6
Focal length
88 mm
Sensor size
1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
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Front camera

8 specifications

Megapixels
50 MP
Photo resolution
8192 x 6144
Aperture
f/2.4
Sensor size
1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inches)
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

20 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
6.0
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
No
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Number of SIMs*
2
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
No
Hybrid slot
No
2G networks
GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G networks
WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/19
4G networks
LTE 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/28/66
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
No
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Other

5 specifications

Class
Средний класс
Release date
Сентябрь 2026 years
Sales start date
Сентябрь 2026 years
Sensors
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
Да, 100 W
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

50 MP
Sensor resolution
50 MP
Photo resolution
8192 x 6144
Zoom
Оптический, 3.7x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 30 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Photo resolution
50 MP
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor size
1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Aperture
f/2.6
Focal length
88 mm

Front camera

50 MP
Megapixels
50 MP
Photo resolution
8192 x 6144
Aperture
f/2.4
Sensor size
1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inches)
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Performance Max clock speed 2400 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Performance Architecture - 4 cores at 1.3 GHz: - 3 cores at 2.05 GHz: - 1 core at 2.285 GHz:
Performance Manufacturing process SMIC
Performance Transistor size 7 nm
Performance Neural processor Da Vinci
Performance Graphics Maleoon 920
Performance GPU cores 1024
Performance GPU frequency 840 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~860.2 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 2294
Benchmarks Single-core score 1380
Benchmarks Multi-core score 4102
Benchmarks CPU 525685
Benchmarks GPU 124045
Benchmarks Memory 206447
Benchmarks UX 265717
Benchmarks Total score 1121894

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