Huawei Nova 7i now official in the Philippines, priced

Get to know all the details on this phone's launch
Get to know all the details on this phone's launch

Huawei has a new mid-range phone in town, and it’s called the Huawei Nova 7i with quad rear cameras and a punch-hole selfie camera. Here’s what you need to know in its Philippine launch.

The new device features a 6.4-inch display, a Kirin 810 chip that was also used with the Honor Play, and 8GB of RAM. Huawei touts the camera capabilities of the device with a quad-rear camera, led by a 48-megapixel snapper. This is also Huawei’s first device to pack a 40W SuperCharge — you can charge this phone from 0 to 70% in just 30 minutes.

Huawei Nova 7i key specs:

  • 6.4 inch LTPS IPS LCD display, 1080 x 2310 px
  • 2.7GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 810
    Mali-G52 MP6
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
    expandable storage via nano memory up to 256GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • Quad rear cameras:
    48 MP, f/1.8 wide
    8 MP, f/2.4 ultrawide
    2 MP, f/2.4 macro
    2 MP, f/2.4 depth of field
  • 16MP front camera (punch-hole)
  • Dual SIM, LTE
  • WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0
  • fingerprint scanner (side-mounted)
  • USB Type-C
  • EMUI 10 (Android 10 AOSP, Huawei Mobile Services)
  • 4200mAh battery
    40W Fast charging
  • Colors: Midnight Black, Rush Green, Sakura Pink

The phone will retail in Huawei stores and kiosks, authorized dealers, and online via Lazada and Shopee for Php13,990. The first 100 customers online will get Php8,699 worth of freebies Huawei FreeBuds Lite, a Huawei Band 4e, a colorful speaker, and a fan as additional perks. The first 20 customers can avail of a special 50% cashback offer.

ALSO READ: Huawei Nova 7i Review

Those who pre-order offline from March 14 to 20, on the other hand, will get freebies worth Php5,200: a Php100 GMovies voucher and a Huawei Freebuds Lite TWS earphones. All units will come with 50GB of Huawei Cloud Storage for 3 months. Different retailers will have their own offers on top of this: Siena Mobile will throw in a D-Power speaker, Abenson offers two freebie sets to choose from, and Automatic Centre will throw in a spare powerbank for pre-orders and a pair of headphones for regular purchases.

There’s also a 6 months 0% installment option via credit cards at the same price. You can also check in this next story on how you can get this device with Home Credit if you want to take it home without breaking much of your money bank.

Carl Lamiel
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