Huawei brings AI-driven nova smartphones to India

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) on Thursday brought to India two smartphones in its nova series -- nova 3 and nova 3i -- with advanced Artificial Technology (AI) capabilities.

The Huawei nova 3 & 3i are equipped with the power, connectivity and speed that today's high-end smartphone user expects from Huawei. The dual-SIM (Nano) Huawei nova 3 and nova 3i run EMUI 8.2 based on the Android 8.1 Oreo.

Huawei nova 3 -- with 6GB RAM and 128GB ROM and powered by Kirin 970 with 3750mAh battery -- will cost Rs 34,999, while nova 3i with 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM and powered by Kirin 710 (Huawei's first 12nm chip) sporting a 3340mAh battery is priced at Rs 20,990.

"Having operated in India successfully for over 18 years and with a key focus on enhancing our R&D capabilities, we are uniquely positioned to enrich the lives of our customers in India," said Allen Wang, Director, Product Centre, HUAWEI India Consumer Business Group.

For gaming enthusiasts, the devices have advanced GPU turbo technology.

"Globally, Huawei is a leader in cutting-edge technology and continues to work towards the best in class AI technologies as the next step in the smartphone evolution," he added.

Housing a powerful AI quad-camera system, nova 3 and nova 3i support dual front facing cameras with 24MP primary and 2MP secondary shooter.

The two sensors work together to focus on the subject and captures images with a field of vision that is similar to the human eye, the company claimed.

"With the promising response received for the Huawei P20 Series in India, we are set for a great start and are very optimistic about the nova series in India," said Wang.

Both the nova devices are embedded with a chip with AI capabilities.

HUAWEI nova 3i features 16MP primary sensor and a 2MP secondary sensor for rear camera.

The rear camera on Huawei nova 3 comprises a 24MP monochrome and 16MP RGB senor with dual f/1.8 wide aperture 6p lenses.

The nova series comes with 6.3-inch FHD+ Full View Display and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The dual-SIM (Nano) Huawei nova 3 and nova 3i run EMUI 8.2 based on the Android 8.1 Oreo.

Huawei also has Honor as a sub-brand in India which is currently at the fifth place in the Indian smartphone market.

--IANS

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