High-end · 2024

Huawei nova Flip

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 66W fast charging

Extras Foldable display, Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No Google Play

6.94″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8000 12 / 256 GB

4400 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.94″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1136 × 2690 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.94"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1136 × 2690 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 8000 (7 nm)

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Kirin 8000 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

521,000

v10

Process

7 nm

CPU layout

1x2.4 GHz + 3x 2.2GHz + 4x 1.8GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 4.2 · 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 4.2

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~0 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 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/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4400 mAh · 66 W wired

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

Capacity

4400 mAh

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Microphones

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, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)

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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

195 g · 6.9 mm

Height

169.8 mm

Width

75.4 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

Weight

195 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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 16

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.94″ vs 6.1″ screen

24% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 4,400 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

521k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

1136 × 2690 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.94″ vs 6.2″ screen

Faster charging

66 W vs 25 W charging

Lower benchmark score

521k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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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 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

Where to buy

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