Mid-range · 2025

Huawei nova 14 Ultra

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 100W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play

6.81″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8020 12 / 256 GB

5500 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.81″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1272 × 2860 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.81"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1272 × 2860 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

5500 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Kunlun Glass

Performance

Kirin 8020 · 8-core 2.29 GHz · Maleoon 920 2cu

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Kirin 8020

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

742,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.29 GHz

GPU

Maleoon 920 2cu

CPU layout

1x2.29 GHz +3x2.05 GHz +4x1.3 GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 5.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping HarmonyOS and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

HarmonyOS 5.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.4 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.4

OIS

Telephoto

50 MP f/2.2

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 100 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 12/512GB · 12/1TB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

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, Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

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 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

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, B5, B8, B19

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

Build & Design

204 g · 7.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

163.4 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

204 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 17

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1272 × 2860 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · 6.81″ vs 6.3″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 50 MP · f/1.4 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 50 MP vs 18 MP selfie

49% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 40 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

742k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

204 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1272 × 2860 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.81″ vs 6.2″ screen

38% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

742k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

204 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

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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 17

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