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Huawei nova 16 Pro
Sold in China as the nova 16 Pro and rebranded nova 16s Pro for its September 2026 global rollout, this HarmonyOS phone pairs a 6.84-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED (6000-nit peak brightness) with a 200MP OIS main camera, 50MP ultra-wide and 50MP periscope telephoto, plus a 7000mAh battery with 100W wired charging on the in-house Kirin 9010S chip.
Pros
- 200MP main camera with OIS
- 50MP ultra-wide and 50MP periscope telephoto with 3.7x optical zoom
- 7000mAh battery with 100W wired charging
- 6.84-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED rated at 6000 nits peak brightness
- Aerospace-grade aluminum frame
Cons
- No wireless charging
- IP65 rather than a full IP68 rating
- No Google Mobile Services outside China
- USB 2.0 data speeds despite the USB-C port
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei nova 16 Pro
Display
- Screen size
- 6.84 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO OLED
- Resolution
- 2856x1320
- Pixel density
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 6,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 90.4 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Kirin 9010S
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
Camera
- Main camera
- 200 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 50 MP
- Telephoto
- 50 MP
- Optical zoom
- 3.7 x
- Max video
- 4K
- Front camera
- 50 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 7,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 100 W
Design
- Weight
- 218 g
- Thickness
- 7.1 mm
- IP rating
- IP65
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
Software
- OS at launch
- HarmonyOS 6.1
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Huawei nova 16 Pro good in 2026?
The Huawei nova 16 Pro earns an Inno Score of 71.1/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Sold in China as the nova 16 Pro and rebranded nova 16s Pro for its September 2026 global rollout, this HarmonyOS phone pairs a 6.84-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED (6000-nit peak brightness) with a 200MP OIS main camera, 50MP ultra-wide and 50MP periscope telephoto, plus a 7000mAh battery with 100W wired charging on the in-house Kirin 9010S chip.
What are the key specs of the Huawei nova 16 Pro?
Chipset: Kirin 9010S · Screen size: 6.84 ″ · Capacity: 7,000 mAh · Main camera: 200 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei nova 16 Pro?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Google Pixel 11 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S26+, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
