Huawei nova 16 SE

Network 1

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Launch 2

Announced

5 August 2026

Status

Released 5 August 2026

Body 3

Dimensions

163.3 x 78 x 8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)

Weight

229 g (8.08 oz)

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display 3

Type

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 8000 nits (peak)*

Size

6.84 inches, 114.8 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio) inches

Resolution

1272 x 2756 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~444 ppi density)

Platform 4

OS

HarmonyOS 6.1

Chipset

Kirin 8020

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.29 GHz & 3x2.05 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz)

GPU

Maleoon 920 2cu

Memory 2

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera 3

Modules

50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", dual-pixel PDAF
Auxiliary lens

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera 1

Modules

32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Sound 1

Speaker

Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack: No

Comms 6

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)

GPS

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS

NFC

Yes

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features 1

Sensors

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

Battery 1

Type

8500 mAh

Misc 1

Colors

Black, White, Orange, Blue