Huawei Nova 5z Goes Official in China with Kirin 810 SoC, 48MP Quad Camera Setup: Price, Specs

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Huawei has launched a new smartphone today in China – the Nova 5z. With the launch of this smartphone, the Nova line up now has a total of five handsets, with the other four being the Nova 5 Pro, Nova 5, Nova 5i Pro, and the Nova 5i. Anyway, the Nova 5z appears to be the Nova 5i Pro with a higher memory configuration. Here are the specifications of the Nova 5z, its price in China, and availability details.

Nova 5z: Variants, Price, Availability

The Nova 5z comes in two variants in China – 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage. The former costs CNY 1,599 and the latter costs CNY 1,799. The device is readily available to purchase via all the major retail stores in China. The brand hasn’t yet announced the availability of the device for other regions.

Nova 5z: Specifications

The Nova 5z features a 6.26-inch IPS LCD with Full HD+ resolution. The display has a punch-hole at the top left corner. Currently, there is no information regarding the display protection of the device.


Powering the Nova 5z is the Kirin 810 SoC. The chipset is built on a 7nm fabrication process, which puts it ahead of every non-flagship SoC out there. The chipset has two Cortex-A76 cores, six Cortex-A55 cores, and Mali-G52 MP6 GPU. The device runs Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.1.

The device has a 48MP primary camera that can do 4K video recording at 30 frames per second. It is which is joined by an 8MP ultrawide camera, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. At the front, you get a 32MP camera with Full HD video recording.

The smartphone has a 4000mAh battery with 20W fast charging. There is a USB Type-C port, 3.5mm audio jack, dual-band Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth v5.0, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Huawei is offering the device in three color options – Black, Aurora, and Emerald Green.