
The weeks we’ve been spending with the HUAWEI nova 10 have left us stunned. It’s an impressive phone, both specs-wise and design-wise. It’s not a premium flagship, like the HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro, but that’s aimed for an entirely different market. The HUAWEI nova 10 is a show stealer the moment it stepped onto the runway.
The HUAWEI nova 10 is aimed for young adults. The rear camera features a more chic design, which definitely has the nova 10 posing as a lifestyle device. Its overall attractiveness is backed by the hardware powering underneath it.
The front camera features 60MP, one of the largest currently available in smartphones. It’s more than just stacking megapixels together, it’s a statement from HUAWEI that it wants you to know they got you covered when it comes to taking photo and video selfies, and by extension, helping you develop quality content to share online.
On top of having 60MP, the front camera boasts a 100-degree Ultra Wide Angle, all the more better for capturing selfies during dinners with friends and families. It’s also capable of shooting at 4K, which is a pleasant option if you want to record videos with serious quality.

The rear features three cameras. But we’ll get to that later. First of all, its design is quite marvellous to look at. HUAWEI calls this the Star Orbit Ring. We’re not really sure why HUAWEI called it that, but we’re guessing it’s because it’s the device that orbits around you. Or it is the device that you will have in your hand as the world orbits around you. Either way, giving it a name suggests HUAWEI will continue this trend of making these stylish choices in the future.
Within the Star Orbit Ring are three cameras: 8MP Ultra-Wide Macro camera, 50MP RYYB Ultra Vision camera, and a Portrait Depth camera. These three synchronises produce top level images, which is hardly surprising if we’re being honest as history showed that HUAWEI phones have some of the best cameras out there.
Among the camera features is Follow Focus. This tracks subjects as they move around, ensuring consistent focus. This is one of those features that should be very handy for people who want to create videos, either for personal entertainment or for content creation. Especially for those considering taking the latter seriously.
Another feature is the Portrait Video. This creates a subtle blurring background, which helps create a more natural effect. This is aimed for vloggers who are out exploring places. Some of the other features includes Story Creation, which is HUAWEI’s own version of creating TikTok-style videos with transitions and all. The Vlog Mode also helps users to create stylistic videos.
The HUAWEI nova 10’s Curved Display features 6.67-inches and supports 120Hz refresh rates. And supporting the 4000mAh battery is the 66W SuperCharge feature, which goes hand-in-hand really well. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 778G processor, which is powerful enough to run nearly all apps out there without the phone hitting a snag. So yes, the HUAWEI nova 10 can run your favorite gaming apps with ease.
Just in case we haven’t said it yet, the HUAWEI nova 10 is a great device. The Star Orbit Ring being the most standout design feature that says a lot how HUAWEI wants to stir into which direction the nova to, and that is toward young adults. This makes plenty of sense, at least for me, for by the time the user wants to upgrade their devices, their potential next step could be the more premium HUAWEI Mate Series. And seeing up close how the newest Mate Series is going through, it’s going to be worth the upgrade especially in the coming years as HUAWEI continues to refine their technologies.