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Huawei Nova 10 review: Selfie-focused 60 MP front camera with Snapdragon 778G 4G.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2022·$429
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#30 of 125
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Why pick the Nova 10?

Huawei targets self-shooting influencers with the Nova line — the 60 MP ultrawide-selfie sensor pulls in full group shots without anyone leaning out of frame, a use-case the front-camera shootout reviews missed but Douyin creators noticed.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

TypeOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits peak
Size6.67 inches, curved
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main50 MP, f/1.9
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Depth2 MP, f/2.4
Selfie60 MP, f/2.4 ultra-wide selfie

03Performance

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G 4G (6nm)
CPU1x A78 @ 2.4 + 3x A78 + 4x A55
GPUAdreno 642L

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity4000 mAh
ChargingSuperCharge 66W

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works
  • 60 MP selfie with ultrawide field of view stands out
  • 120Hz curved OLED
  • Light 168 g
What doesn't
  • 4G-only under sanctions
  • No GMS
  • Mono speaker at $429
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 7a
$499 · score 81/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .