Upper mid-range · 2022

Huawei nova 10 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35

Best for

Strength 100W fast charging, 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G 4G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei nova 10 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · OLED · 1200 × 2652 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1200 × 2652 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

784 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

593,600

v10

GeekBench

2,794

Graphics test

GFXBench 23 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 2.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new HarmonyOS versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

HarmonyOS 2.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 100 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

89:00h

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.7 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

191 g · 7.9 mm

Height

164.2 mm

Width

74.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

191 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

37% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 18 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

594k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

22% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

594k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 191 g vs 167 g

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

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