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Huawei Nova 2i

HUAWEI NOVA 2i OVERVIEW:
– A 83% screen-to-body ratio of the 5.9-inch near bezel-less FullView display with FHD+ resolution screen.
– 4 onboard cameras: 2 front-facing (13MP+2MP) and 2 rear-facing (16MP+2MP). The dual camera purpose is to have image rendering and the other one is for depth of field and professional bokeh effect.
– A 16nm 8-core Kirin 659 chipset clocks up to 2.36 GHz, and a 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM effortlessly runs multiple tasks efficiently. HUAWEI nova 2i runs Android 7-based EMUI 5.1 OS, HUAWEI’s Ultra Memory and 3340 battery that can last up to 2 days with ordinary usage.

HUAWEI NOVA 2i SPECS:

Operation System: Android7.0+EMUI5.1

Display – Screen Size: 5.9 inches | Screen Technology: | IPS Screen Colors: 16 M | Screen Resolution: 1080×2160 | Screen PPI: 407

Chipset – AP model: HUAWEI Kirin 659 | AP Core Number: Octa-Core | AP Frequency: 4xCortex-A53 | 2.36GHz + 4xCortex-A53 1.7GHz | GPU: Mali T830

Memory – ROM: 64GB | RAM: 4GB | ROM User Available: about 48GB | microSD Max Capacity: 128 GB

Network:

4G LTE FDD – LTE FDD B1: 1920MHz,1980MHz(UL), 2110MHz,2170MHz(DL) | LTE FDD B3: 1710MHz,1785MHz(UL), 1805MHz,1880MHz(DL) | LTE FDD B7: 2500MHz,2570MHz(UL), 2620MHz,2690MHz(DL) | LTE FDD B8: 880MHz,915MHz(UL), 925MHz,960MHz(DL) | LTE FDD B20: 832MHz,862MHz(UL), 791MHz,821MHz(DL)

3G WCDMA – WCDMA B1: 1920,1980 MHz(UL), 2110,2170 MHz(DL) | WCDMA B5: 824,849 MHz(UL), 869,894 MHz(DL) | WCDMA B8: 880,915 MHz(UL), 925,960 MHz(DL)

2G GSM – GSM B2: 1850,1910 MHz(UL), 1930,1990 MHz(DL) | GSM B3: 1710,1785 MHz(UL), 1805,1880 MHz(DL) | GSM B5: 824,849 MHz(UL), 869,894 MHz(DL) | GSM B8: 890,915 MHz(UL), 925,960 MHz(DL)

GPS: GPS | AGPS | GLONASS | BDS
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4GHz | USB 2.0 | BT4.2 | Support BLE | Support aptX
Camera – Front camera: 13MP+2MP with Soft Light LED flash | Rear camera: 16MP+2MP with LED flash

Sensors: Fingerprint sensor | Digital compass | Ambient light sensor | Proximity light Senor | Accelerometer | Status indicator | SAR sensor

Audio – Noise reduction: Dual-microphone noise reduction | Sound effect: HUAWEI Histen (Sound algorithm) | Audio format: *.mp3,*.mid,*.amr,*.awb,*.3gp,*.mp4,*.m4a,*.aac,*.wav,*.ogg,*.flac,*.mkv | Video format: *.3gp,*.mp4,*.webm,*.mkv | Image file format: *.png, *.gif(Static only), *.jpg, *.bmp, *.webp, *.wbmp

Battery – Capability: 3240mAh (Minimum value), 3340mAh(Typical value) | Charging Time: less than 150Mins | Talking time: up to 20 Hours | Standby time: up to 550 Hours

Colors: Aurora Blue | Graphite Black | Prestige Gold
Width: 75.2 mm | Height: 156.2 mm | Depth: 7.5 mm
Weight: about 164(including the battery)

In the box: Handset 1 Standard | Charger 1 Standard | USB cable 1 Standard | Headset 1 Standard | Quick Start Guide 1 Standard | Warranty Card 1 Standard | Eject tool 1 Standard | Protective case 1 Standard | TP Protective film 1 Standard, Pre-attached before shipping

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Huawei Nova 2i Unit Box!

Huawei Nova 2i
Micro USB cable, 3.5mm Stereo headset with mic and the Micro USB charger

Huawei Nova 2i
Quick Start Guide, Huawei Warranty Card, Protective case and the Huawei Nova 2i

Huawei Nova 2i
SIM card tray ejector tool

HUAWEI NOVA 2i DESIGN:

The Nova 2i has an all-metal unibody design, sleek and slim disdain from its nearly 6-inch screen (or precisely 83% screen-to-body ratio of the 5.9-inch FullView Display). It gives the device a felt like premium quality and quite manageable despite from its whopping size.

Huawei Nova 2i

The metal unibody feels good and solid with its matte finish that makes the Nova 2i almost identical to Huawei P10 in terms of unibody design, although it is bigger than P10.

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The earpiece and the dual front cameras (13MP + 2MP) are located on the upper front of the device while the noise cancellation microphone at the top side.

Huawei Nova 2i

The power button and volume keys are on the right side while on the left side you will see the hybrid dual-SIM card slots (in which, you can select whether two nanoSIM cards or one nanoSIM + one microSD card).

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The Huawei logo located on the lower front of the device while the 3.5mm audio jack-in, main microphone, micro-USB port and the loudspeaker are at the bottom side. The loudspeaker has a decent sound quality and pretty loud at a max volume.

Huawei Nova 2i

At the back you will see the LED flash on top of the dual rear cameras (16MP + 2MP) and following the fingerprint sensor. The Nova 2i’s fingerprint sensor works great and can easily unlock the phone by just placing your finger.

HUAWEI NOVA 2i – DISPLAY, UI, APPS, AND FEATURES:

Huawei Nova 2i

The Nova 2i features 5.9-inch IPS LCD display has a screen resolution of 2160×1080 pixels. The near bezel-less display at the front with a lean glass curving from its edges that makes the device stand out. The 18:9 aspect ratio does it wonders to make the screen wider although not all apps supported by it.

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Like LG Q6, you can stretch it out to fit the entire screen there will be a prompted option in every launched of an app. The display performance was great and at nearly a top-notch quality in terms sharpness and color accuracy. Viewing angles are good and accurate at around 20-40% of AOV, the brightness and contrast are also good either multimedia or gaming experience. Thankfully, there is a setting for you to adjust the colors and contrast based on your taste.

To avoid eye strained, there is an eye comfort setting (or blue light filter) and colour temperature that can help relieve visual fatigue. You can also adjust the view mode and text size from small to large which depends on your liking and eyesight (don’t strain it, okay!).

The device carries 3340mAh battery were good enough for the long period of display. Set it to max level for outdoors (while you’re under the sun) or at minimal for indoor usage.

The Nova 2i has a customized Android 7.0 Nougat OS using its EMUI version 5.1 running out of the box. All newly installed apps cluttered around the home screen and you need to re-organize it. It is simple, pretty much stable and well optimized, fortunately, if you don’t like the idea of no app drawer, then you can enable the app drawer buried in the Home Screen Style. You can also adjust the app grids, on-screen navigational buttons, notification lights and customized themes for your personal liking.

The device also features the App Twin that allows you to use to two accounts with a certain apps (e.g. Having two SIM cards in your phone, you can have two messengers or chat apps like WhatsApp running for each number).

NOVA 2i – PERFORMANCE:

The Nova 2i is equipped with 2.36GHz Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 659, Mali-T830 of GPU and 4GB of RAM. It has an excellent performance for daily tasks and can even play high-end games (like Asphalt 8, Kritika, Mobile Legends and NBA2K16) without any problems but far from exceptional experience. In the Antutu Benchmark, it has a decent performance score of 63,294.

Huawei Nova 2i

Huawei Nova 2i

Huawei Nova 2i

Huawei Nova 2i

The device is also bundled with 64GB of internal storage that’s a lot of room for apps you want to install and can be expanded via microSD card slot up to 256GB (via Hybrid Dual-SIM card slot – you need to sacrifice the SIM card for you to install the microSD card). The Dual-SIM phone supports 3G HSPA+ and 4G LTE seems working fine and quite fast while using it via video calls, web browsing or even downloading files. It also supported with USB-OTG functionality for file transfer and sharing.

Using the phone for voice calls are loud and clear and text messages were working fine as well as the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS and other wireless connectivity works great without an issue.

NOVA 2i CAMERA:

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The 16MP rear camera capable of producing at a maximum of 4608 x 3456 pixels in 4:3 aspect ratio of still photos. If you want a wider aspect ratio you can try 11MP via 18:9 aspect ratio. The 2MP sensor is a support camera for DOF (depth-of-field) and wide aperture mode.

In terms of photo/camera quality, it delivers good photos in an upright lightning condition with a decent details and colors. There is a hit and miss situation if you intend to use it on low light condition. The camera shutter doesn’t lag, and camera auto focus is good but far from the remarkable state.

Huawei Nova 2i

Huawei Nova 2i

The 13MP front-facing camera comes with LED soft flash for better lighting and radiant portraits. The 13MP sensor has a f/2.0 aperture while the 2MP sensor is a support camera for depth-of-field and bokeh effects for better selfies.

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The device can do FHD (1920×1080) videos at max and there is a lot of video modes for you to discover such as time-lapse, slow-mo, light painting and among others.

NOVA 2i – BATTERY LIFE:

In terms of battery life department, the Nova 2i is equipped with Li-Ion 3340 mAh battery pack. Expected to last for a full day of moderate to heavy usage, this involves social media apps, music, video and using mobile data via 4G connectivity. In the PCMark Battery Test, it is quite about above-average performance scoring 9 hours and 15 minutes, which is good considering the device has a huge display.

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The downside thing about Nova 2i is the slow charging capability due to absence of USB Type-C port. Using its 2A USB charger, it can go around 2 hours and 35 minutes for full charge (between from 0 to 100 percent of the device).

Wondering the price of Huawei Nova 2i?

Php 14,990.00 – Huawei Nova 2i 64GB at Lazada Online Store (price tag as of 01/14/2018)

VERDICT:

Great display and design for a mid-range smartphone – just like Huawei P10. It has mid-range performance, decent camera and excellent features set apart from other mid-range smartphones. If you’re looking for decent smartphone with pack of features without spending more money, then this device surely a must-buy.

PROS: Dazzling display, bezel-less design, Dual Cams (from the front and back), Decent performance (apps, games and alike), Quite above average battery life and a reasonable price tag.

CONS: Slow charging (Not USB Type-C port)

Design: 9 | Performance: 8 | Camera: 8 | Battery: 8 | Software: 8

Huawei Nova 2i

Overall rate: 8.2/10 (Mid-range Smartphone)

Disclosure: Huawei Nova 2i, Android, Apps – Info / Videos / Logo / Images / Pictures have a respective copyright. We used it for demonstration purpose only.

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Related Links / Articles / Entries / References / Sources:
Huawei – Official Site

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13 thoughts on “Unboxing Huawei Nova 2i: Near bezel-less FullView Display Smartphone”
  1. pinaka sulit na smartphone sa lahat, okay yung camera, display at yung performance. pati presyo hindi nakakabutas…

  2. pinaka love kong phone ngayon, huge display and a better performance all around. sobrang affordable pa kesa sa ibang phone ngayon.

  3. meron pa bang bagong lalabas? mas maganda siguro yung 128GB na po, kasi mabilis mapuno yung 64GB hindi kasi dedicated yung microSD card slot nyan.

    1. mag bura bura din kase ng apps na hindi na need at matransfer ng photos and videos sa microsd or external usb flash drive kapag may time….

  4. so far maganda naman po yung camera at performance nya. wla akong masabi ingat lang dun sa bandang rear camera naka emboss kasi e.

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