Mid-range · 2021

Huawei nova 8 SE 4G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04

Best for

Strength 66W fast charging, AMOLED screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz

710A 8 / 128 GB

3800 mAh 66W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 710A (14 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G51 MP4

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 710A (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

130,000

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G51 MP4

Process

14 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A73 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 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

64 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.4

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

3800 mAh · 66 W wired

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

Capacity

3800 mAh

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

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, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

Build & Design

180 g · 7.5 mm

Height

161.5 mm

Width

74.8 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

180 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, 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 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

17% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 20 W charging · 3,800 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

130k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

66 W vs 25 W charging

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

130k vs 899k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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