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TL;DR HUAWEI has unveiled the Nova 16s and 16s Pro for international markets.
Both phones pair huge 7,000mAh batteries with exceptionally bright OLED displays.
The Pro adds 200MP photography, LTPO, and flagship-focused imaging features.
Despite the US ban that cut it off from Google’s Android ecosystem, HUAWEI hasn’t stopped making smartphones. The company continues to release phones internationally across Europe and Asia, with the latest arrivals being the HUAWEI Nova 16s and Nova 16s Pro, unveiled at IFA 2026 in Munich.
These aren’t entirely new phones. The Nova 16s series rebrands the company’s Chinese-market Nova 16 lineup for international buyers, bringing some seriously capable hardware along for the ride.
HUAWEI Nova 16s
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The Nova 16s is the more affordable of the two, but HUAWEI hasn’t exactly gone easy on the hardware. It comes with a 6.68-inch OLED display with a 2,800 x 1,280 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 2,160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling, 1.07 billion colors, and P3 wide color gamut.
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