Should you prefer the Huawei Nova 10 or Nova 10 Pro? Our comparison clarifies how the two mid-range smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer differ.
The Chinese manufacturer Huawei presented two new mid-range smartphones at the IFA in Berlin. The devices are called Nova 10 and Nova 10 Pro and should soon also be available in Germany. We’ll tell you below how they differ.
screen
When it comes to the display, there are relatively few differences between the two models. Fortunately, both devices come with an OLED panel. This ensures a significantly better representation of colors and deeper black levels because the pixels can be switched off individually. However, the equipment with an OLED panel is now standard in this price range.
The screen of the base model is 6.67 inches and has a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels. The Pro model is slightly larger at 6.78 inches. The resolution is also slightly higher here at 2,652 x 1,200 pixels. It is pleasing that the display on both devices works at 120 Hertz. It’s slightly curved on the sides on both models and broken up by a pill-shaped camera cutout at the top.
performance
In terms of performance, the two devices shouldn’t differ too much either. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G is installed in both the basic and the Pro model. The chip comes from the upper middle class and ensures that the two smartphones are in a good position, but does not support 5G and is not a top processor.
The same chip is, for example, in the recently introduced Honor 50. The devices each come with eight gigabytes of RAM and 256 GB of built-in storage, but without Google services. Instead, there is EMUI 12 as the operating system and the Huawei App Store.
battery and camera
The two smartphones cannot be distinguished so much in terms of performance, but all the more so in terms of the battery. The basic model has a capacity of 4,000 milliamp hours (mAh), while the Pro device has 500 mAh more (4,500 mAh in total). The Huawei Nova 10 is charged with USB-C and a brisk 66 watts. With the Pro model, this number increases to a remarkable 100 watts.
The cameras of the two smartphones are practically identical. There is a 50-megapixel (MP) main sensor, an eight-megapixel (MP) ultra-wide-angle lens, and a two-megapixel (MP) depth sensor. The main lens should be equipped with a special RYYB filter, which should result in better night shots. The front camera has two lenses. The main sensor has an impressive 60 megapixels, while the second camera only has eight.
price and availability
Because the differences are not too big, the surcharge to the Pro model is not too big either. In Germany, the basic model should be available for 549 euros, for the Pro model 699 euros are due. There is only one storage configuration at a time, with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.
The smartphones should be available in silver, black and purple. The devices each have a matching accent ring around their rear camera. It is currently still unclear when the smartphones will also be available for purchase in Germany.
Don’t miss anything with the NETWORK-Newsletter
Every Friday: The most informative and entertaining summary from the world of technology!