Huawei is expanding its smartphone lineup with two new mid-range models: the 5 inch Huawei Nova and the 5.5 inch Huawei Nova Plus.
Both phones have 1920 x 1080 pixel displays, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processors, 3GB of RAM, USB-C ports metal cases, and fingerprint sensors: mid-range phones are a lot better than they used to be.
The phones will be available around the world starting in October with the Nova prices starting at €399 for a 32GB model and the Nova Plus starting at €429.
The screen size isn’t the only thing that differs between the phones. The Nova has a 12MP rear camera, an 8MP front camera, and a 3,025 mAh battery, while the Nova Plus has a 16MP rear camera and 3,340 mAh battery.
The Nova also has a design that makes it look a lot like Huawei’s Google Nexus 6P smartphone, with a fingerprint sensor on the back and a glass bar around the rear camera. The Nova Plus has a somewhat more distinctive design with the camera placed right above the fingerprint sensor.
Huawei is also launching a new 8.4 inch Android tablet called the MediaPad M3.
It features a 2560 x 1600 pixel display, a Kirin 950 processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB (or 64GB) of storage, and a 5,100 mAh battery that Huawei says should provide more than 11 hours of battery life, Â The tablet has stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon and it comes with AKG earbuds.
There’s a fingerprint sensor built into the home button.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 will be available in select markets starting in late September for €349 and up. The entry-level price gets you a WiFi-only model with 32GB of storage. There will also be a 64GB/WiFi model for €399 and a 64GB LTE model for €449.