Huawei has silently unveiled a new addition to the nova lineup, the HUAWEI nova Y72. While its design and some key specs are already out, Huawei is yet to reveal the phone’s chipset and full configuration.
Interestingly, a model named HUAWEI Enjoy 70, which looks exactly the same as the nova Y72, went official in China in December 2023. Under the hood of the Enjoy 70 is the three-year-old Kirin 710A chip, presumably the same chipset powering the nova Y72.
So far, we know the nova Y72 boasts a 6.75-inch HD+ LCD panel with a dew-drop notch housing an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. The rear panel bears a subtle resemblance to the HUAWEI P60 Pro due to its camera island design. It features a 50-megapixel primary camera accompanied by a 2-megapixel auxiliary lens.
The phone packs a sizeable 6000mAh battery with 22.5W charging and runs HarmonyOS 4.0. However, expect it to switch to EMUI upon global release.
HUAWEI nova Y72 initial specs
6.75” HD+ LCD
1600 x 720 pixels
Chipset (TBA)
RAM (TBA)
Storage (TBA)
Dual rear cameras:
– 50MP f/1.8 main
– 2MP auxiliary lens
8MP selfie shooter
Dual SIM
4G LTE
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.1
GPS
USB Type-C
Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock
HarmonyOS 4.0
6000mAh battery
22.5W HUAWEI SuperCharge
Green, Black
Price and availability
The HUAWEI nova Y72 is currently introduced in South Africa, priced at ZAR 4,999 (around ~PHP 14,900 in today’s exchange). No word yet on a Philippine launch. Stay tuned for updates.
A phone with a 3 yr old chipset is just not acceptable. Stop putting out e-waste.