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Huawei nova 16 SE
The HUAWEI nova 16 SE is a mid-range phone with a large 6.84-inch, 120Hz OLED display rated at 8000-nit peak brightness. It runs the 4G-only Kirin 8020 chipset with an 8500mAh (8320mAh rated) battery, 66W wired charging, a 50MP main camera and HarmonyOS 6.1, priced from CNY 2499 in China.
Pros
- Large 6.84-inch, 120Hz OLED display reaches a claimed 8000-nit peak brightness
- 8500mAh (8320mAh rated) battery is unusually large for the mid-range class, with 66W wired charging
- Kirin 8020 chipset with up to 512GB of storage
- Stereo speakers and Beidou satellite messaging for outdoor use
- IP65 splash and water resistance
Cons
- Single 50MP rear camera with no ultra-wide or telephoto lens
- 4G/LTE only — no 5G bands are listed for this chipset, unlike some rivals at this price
- No wireless charging, and no OIS listed for the main camera
- Plastic frame instead of metal or glass, and USB 2.0 speeds over the USB-C port
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Huawei Kirin 8020, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei nova 16 SE
Display
- Screen size
- 6.84 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 1272x2756
- Pixel density
- 444 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 8,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 90.2 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Kirin 8020
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB/256GB/512GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Max video
- 4K
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,500 mAh
- Wired charging
- 66 W
Design
- Weight
- 229 g
- Thickness
- 8 mm
- IP rating
- IP65
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- HarmonyOS 6.1
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Huawei nova 16 SE good in 2026?
The Huawei nova 16 SE earns an Inno Score of 52/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The HUAWEI nova 16 SE is a mid-range phone with a large 6.84-inch, 120Hz OLED display rated at 8000-nit peak brightness. It runs the 4G-only Kirin 8020 chipset with an 8500mAh (8320mAh rated) battery, 66W wired charging, a 50MP main camera and HarmonyOS 6.1, priced from CNY 2499 in China.
What are the key specs of the Huawei nova 16 SE?
Chipset: Kirin 8020 · Screen size: 6.84 ″ · Capacity: 8,500 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei nova 16 SE?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Google Pixel 8, Motorola Edge 50, OPPO A7 Pro Max 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
