# Huawei Nova 8i released in Malaysia with 66W fast charging

URL: https://technosports.co.in/huawei-nova-8i-released-in-malaysia-with-66w-fast-charging/  
Published: 2021-07-08  
Updated: 2021-07-08  
Author: Raunak Saha

Rumors of [Huawei](https://technosports.co.in/?s=huawei)launching a new budget smartphone under their Nova branding have been floating around for a while. Today the brand unveiled the [Nova 8i](https://technosports.co.in/?s=huawei+nova+8i) in Malaysia.

The Huawei Nova 8i will feature edgeless bezels and will have support for 66W fast charging. The device has a rather unique camera setup on the rear. Deemed as an island setup, it essentially has a quad-camera setup with a 64MP main sensor.

The Nova 8i has a 6.67″ Edgeless LCD display with a punch-hole design and an FHD+ resolution of 2376x1080p. The edgeless design is prominent due to the super-thin bezels and it also has a 180Hz touch sampling rate for an amazing gaming experience.

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As mentioned above, the main camera sensor on the rear is 64MP, it also has an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro unit. The front camera is a 16MP shooter with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Nova 8i will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 662 Chipset coupled with 8GB+128GB storage. It will only be released in this storage specification. Huawei will ship it with a 4,300mAh battery. The star of the show is the 66W fast charging feature that will ensure the device goes from 0 to 100 in 38 minutes.

The Huawei Nova 8i will run on EMUI 11 out-of-the-box and will have Android 11 support. Huawei has confirmed that the device will get all HarmonyOS updates.

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The device will also come with features exclusive to Huawei such as Huawei MeeTime that is a video chatting application from Huawei. The device also has Photo Safe Sharing and Huawei AppGallery support.

It has a USB Type-C cable and has support for Bluetooth 5.0. Huawei has priced the device at $312(23,340 INR). The device is on pre-order from today till July 21st. Individuals who pre-book the device will get benefits worth $63(4,700 INR).

Huawei is releasing the Nova 8i in three color variants, Interstellar Blue, Moonlight Silver and Starry Black.

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