- Analysis by KJ David
Following the footsteps of its nova 4 predecessor, the Huawei nova 4E looks to join Phonerated's list of the best smartphones for photography with its competitive rear camera setup. Before we jump into its pros, though, we took note of some of its slight cons. For starters, this nova model does not come with NFC (Near Field Communication) support 
, a somewhat ubiquitous wireless technology that's offered by a lot of lower-specked contenders available as of this specs-based review. Moreover, it only comes with 3340mAh of power , whereas a few of its older Huawei cousins pack at least 4000mAh in the tank.
Heading over to its imaging pros and cons, despite not having the ultra-high-end caliber of the nova 4's 48-megapixel main lens, the nova 4E's triple-lens rear camera 
nevertheless makes the flagship cut, combining a 24-megapixel main cam with an 8-megapixel wide-angle cam and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, while 3D Panorama and electronic image stabilization lead its perks. Keep in mind, though, that it only captures FHD-1080p videos -- some of its high-tier rivals record QHD-1440p videos.
The nova 4E also looks to go toe-to-toe versus the best selfie smartphones of its time, touting an AI-powered 32-megapixel selfie camera on its screen's dewdrop notch.
Under the hood, it runs on a 2.2GHz octa-core Kirin 710 processor, which, although won't plug it into our list of the best eight-core smartphones, still sounds respectable in our book. Joining its hardware pros and cons is a robust 6GB RAM , a Mali-G51 1GHz GPU, and a 128GB internal memory that can be expanded by a maximum of 512GB.
Also among its features are a phablet-esque 6.15-inch 2312 x 1080 Full HD+ display, a fingerprint scanner, and a 3D glass design coated in either Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, or Pearl White.
All said, Huawei's nova 4E caters to users who are into mobile photography and heavy multitasking.
On-paper Review score: 
It is all very well that the Huawei nova 4E can record fancy 1920 x 1080 clips, but we're surprised we didn't find any sign of the Nova 4e sporting an HDMI port (which comes in handy to watch HD videos on your shiny HDTV without having to move them first to your computer).
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It's disappointing that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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Its processor speed of Quad 2.2GHz (+ Quad 1.7GHz) spread across 8 cores is among the fastest among recent phones.
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The screen is big, making it a phablet: 6.2 (actual diagonal size is 6.15 inches) inches and a resolution of 2312 x 1080 pixels means about 14.72 square inches and an image sharpness of at least 415 dots per inch (DPI)!
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The Nova 4e is boasts and exceptional 24-megapixel (combined with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel depth lens) camera. It also sports the following options: 3D Panorama, Audio control, Smile capture, Continuous shooting, Documents, HDR, Light painting, Night, Panorama, Portrait, Pro, Slow-mo, Stickers, Time-Lapse, Timer, Ultra snapshot, Wide angle.
The 32-megapixel (fixed focus) selfie cam offers an above-average resolution.
It includes the following accessories: Earphone, Casing, Screen protector film. It may come in handy.
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