SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Nova 6 5G review: Mid-range 5G 2019.

Item: Huawei Nova 6 5G
Rating: 76
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2019·$570

Overall

76/100

Class rank

#1 of 2

Tier

Mid-Range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Kirin 990 5G mid.

Nova 6 5G brought Kirin 990 + 40 W to Huawei's mid-range — first Nova without Google services.

01Display

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD

Size6.57"

Resolution2400 x 1080

02Performance

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetKirin 990 5G

RAM8 GB

Storage128 GB

03Camera

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main40 MP

Ultrawide8 MP

Depth2 MP

Front32 MP dual punch-hole

04Battery

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity4,200 mAh

Charging40 W SuperCharge

05Software

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker software results among mid-range phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works

Kirin 990 5G mid-range.
40 W SuperCharge.
Dual selfie 32 + 8.
8 GB / 128 GB.

What doesn't

No Google services.
China-only release.
187 g.
LCD not OLED.

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 2-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .