Huawei has unveiled the Nova 16 series in China with four models. The Nova 16 Ultra sits at the top of the lineup and brings a high-end camera setup, a large battery, fast charging support, and Huawei’s latest software experience.
Design and Display
The Huawei Nova 16 Ultra features a 6.84-inch LTPO OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 1Hz to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. The screen comes with Kunlun Glass protection and supports up to 6,000 nits of peak local brightness. Huawei has placed the fingerprint scanner on the right side of the phone, built into the power button.
The back panel includes a camera island wrapped in vegan leather. The module has two large cutouts, which hold three rear cameras, a spectral sensor, and an LED flash. The phone also comes with IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.
Huawei will offer the Nova 16 Ultra in blue, white, and black color options.
Internals and Software
The Nova 16 Ultra is powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin 9010S chipset. This is the same chip that first appeared on the Pura 80 last year.
The phone also supports satellite communication in China. Users can send and receive text messages through Beidou satellites.
On the software side, the Nova 16 Ultra runs HarmonyOS 6.1 out of the box.
Cameras
The main highlight of the Huawei Nova 16 Ultra is its rear camera system.
The phone has a 200MP RYYB main camera with a 1/1.28 inch sensor, f/1.8 aperture, and optical image stabilization.
Huawei has also added a 50MP telephoto camera with an 88mm equivalent focal length and 3.7x optical zoom. The third rear camera is a 50MP ultrawide macro lens with an f/2.2 aperture.
For selfies, the phone uses a 50MP front camera placed inside the pill-shaped cutout, along with a 1.5MP spectral sensor.
Battery and Pricing
The Huawei Nova 16 Ultra packs a 7,000 mAh battery. It supports 100W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and up to 7.5W reverse wireless charging.
Pricing in China starts at $695 for the base model with 256GB storage. The top 1TB storage version costs $857.
Huawei Nova 16 Ultra Specifications
| Chipset | Kirin 9010S |
| CPU | Octa-Core (1x 2.3 GHz, TaiShan V121 3x 2.18 GHz, TaiShan V121 4x 1.55 GHz, Cortex-A510) |
| GPU | Maleoon 910 |
| OS | HarmonyOS 6.1 |
| Supported Networks | 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G |
| Display | 6.84 inches, 1320 x 2856 pixels, LTPO OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 6000 nits (peak) |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB, 1TB |
| Card Slot | no |
| Main Camera | 200 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28″, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), AF |
| Front Camera | 50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), 1/2.5″, Dual Pixel PDAF |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side-mounted |
| Battery |
7000 mAh 100W wired, SCP 50W wireless 7.5W reverse wireless 5W reverse wired |
| Price |
$695 |
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