The Honor 20 has finally being officially released into the global market after a couple of months of uncertainty. It appears that the phone is heading to the Malaysian market too but under a different name. In Malaysia, the phone is called the Huawei nova 5T.

Honor 20 Officially Launched in Malaysia as Huawei nova 5T

Huawei nova 5T Features

The Huawei nova 5T features some familiar hardware – 6.26 inch IPS LCD panel with a punch-hole camera design and 1080 x 2340 pixel resolution. The nova 5T is also powered by a Kirin 980 chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage.

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The Huawei nova 5T camera setup is the same as that on the Honor 20 – 48MP main camera, 2MP depth sensor, 2MP dedicated macro lens and a 16MP ultra-wide angle snapper. Interestingly, the battery is 3700mAh instead of 3750mAh. It also retains the side-mounted fingerprint reader too.

Huawei nova 5T Price and Availability

The Huawei nova 5T price is $379 and it will be available for pre-order starting from August 29, 2019, while actual sales will commence on September 5. It will come in three colours – Crush Blue, Black, and Summer Purple.

Huawei nova 5T Specification

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

LAUNCH

Announced	2019, May
Status	Available. Released 2019, June

BODY
Dimensions	154.3 x 74 x 7.9 mm (6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight	174 g (6.14 oz)
Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	6.26 inches, 96.2 cm² (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~412 ppi density)

PLATFORM
OS	Android 9.0 (Pie); Magic 2.1
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G76 MP10

MEMORY
Card slot	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA
Quad	48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1″ 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), dedicated macro camera 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA
Single	32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Features	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	No
	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 32-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery
Charging	Fast battery charging 22.5W (50% in 24 min)

MISC
Colours	Crush Blue, Black, and Summer Purple.
Models	YAL-L21
Price	About 500 EUR

TESTS
Performance	Basemark X: 44871
Display	Contrast ratio: 1170:1 (nominal)
Camera	Photo / Video
Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 87dB
Audio quality	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -52.1dB
Battery life	Endurance rating 89h