Upper mid-range · 2023

Huawei nova 11 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 Leather back, Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G 4G 8 / 256 GB

4500 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

In the Real World

See how the Huawei nova 11 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

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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

OLED

Resolution

1200 × 2652 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

702 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Kunlun Glass

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

AnTuTu

596,434

v10

GeekBench

2,464

v6

Graphics test

GFXBench 23 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

CPU layout

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

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 3.0 · 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 3.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 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/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW

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

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

No

Audio

Average (-29.6 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.6 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 8/512GB

Expandable

No

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Falls short for 2026

5G

No

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), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

No

IR blaster

No

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 works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

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

M

B20 indoor reach

M

B28 indoor reach

G

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, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

5G n1

Build & Design

188 g · 7.9 mm

Height

164.3 mm

Width

74.4 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

188 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.

vs

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

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

34% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

596k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

vs

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

15% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

596k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 188 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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