Huawei launched the Nova 3 and the Nova 3i smartphones in India last month. While the Nova 3i went on sale starting August 7 exclusively on Amazon, the higher-end Nova 3 is yet to hit the shelves. If you’ve been waiting to purchase the device, there is some good news for you.
The Nova 3 will be available via an open sale starting August 23 on Amazon carrying a price tag of Rs. 34,999 for the 6GB + 128GB version. As for the mid-range Nova 3i, it has been available for over a week now and has received a warm reception. And now, Huawei has finally put the Nova 3i’s Iris Purple variant up for sale for the first time, and it will be available starting August 21 on Amazon.
Huawei Nova 3
The Nova 3 features a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display (1080×2340 pixels) with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and is powered by the company’s flagship Kirin 970 SoC, coupled with 6B of RAM and 64/128GB of internal storage.
The device packs a dual rear camera set-up which consists of 24MP and a 16MP sensor, while on the front side, there is a duo of 24MP and a 2MP sensor to take care of selfies, complemented with a feature called 3D Qmoji, which is basically Huawei’s version of Apple’s Animoji. The Nova 3 boots EMUI 8.1 based on Android 8.1 Oreo and packs a 3,750mAh battery.
Huawei Nova 3 specs:
| Display | 6.3-inch Full HD+ |
| Processor | Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 |
| RAM | 6GB RAM |
| Storage | 64GB / 128GB internal storage (expandable memory up to 256GB ) |
| Rear Camera | 16MP (f/1.8) + 24MP (f/1.8) |
| Front Camera | 24MP + 2 MP |
| Battery | 3750mAh |
Huawei Nova 3i
The Nova 3i packs Huawei’s in-house Kirin 710 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card slot. Like the Nova 3, the Nova 3i also packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display (1080×2340 pixels) with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
In the imaging department, the Nova 3i packs a 16MP + 2MP dual rear camera set-up and a 24MP + 2MP set-up on the front. The Nova 3i comes with EMUI 8.1 based on Android Oreo 8.1 and features a 3,340 mAh battery to keep the lights on.
The Nova 3i is available on Amazon for Rs 20,990
Huawei Nova 3i specs
| Display | 6.3-inch FHD+ |
| Processor | Kirin 710 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 128GB |
| Rear Camera | 16MP + 2MP |
| Front Camera | 24MP + 2MP |
| Battery | 3,340 mAh |
The open sale of the Nova 3 will commence a day earlier on August 22 for Amazon Prime members. Amazon is offering no-cost EMI offers and an instant discount of 10% and 5% respectively if the purchase is made using an ICICI Bank Credit Card and an HDFC Bank Debit card respectively.