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Huawei nova 16 Ultra
Topping Huawei's June 2026 nova refresh, the nova 16 Ultra pairs a 6.84-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED (6000-nit peak brightness) with a 200MP OIS main camera plus 50MP ultra-wide and periscope telephoto lenses, IP68/IP69 sealing, and a 7000mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging on the in-house Kirin 9010S chip.
Pros
- 200MP OIS main camera with 50MP ultra-wide and periscope telephoto
- IP68/IP69 dust and water resistance
- 7000mAh battery with 100W wired plus 50W wireless charging
- 6.84-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED rated at 6000 nits peak brightness
- Aerospace-grade aluminum frame
Cons
- No Google Mobile Services outside China
- USB 2.0 data speeds despite the USB-C port
- No confirmed multi-year OS update pledge from Huawei
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei nova 16 Ultra
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
- Wireless charging
- 50 W
Design
- Weight
- 220 g
- Thickness
- 7.1 mm
- IP rating
- IP68/IP69
- 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 Ultra good in 2026?
The Huawei nova 16 Ultra earns an Inno Score of 72.8/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Topping Huawei's June 2026 nova refresh, the nova 16 Ultra pairs a 6.84-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED (6000-nit peak brightness) with a 200MP OIS main camera plus 50MP ultra-wide and periscope telephoto lenses, IP68/IP69 sealing, and a 7000mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging on the in-house Kirin 9010S chip.
What are the key specs of the Huawei nova 16 Ultra?
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 Ultra?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, iPhone 17 Pro Max, OPPO Find X9 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
