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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.
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 52.6/100 (“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 Honor X9c, Huawei P60 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S23 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
