Huawei Nova 8 Unboxing and First Impressions

[@yugatech]

Correction: The Huawei nova 8 released in the Philippines features a Huawei Kirin 820E CPU, Mali-G57 GPU, 128GB storage, no 5G and runs on EMUI 12. We apologize for any confusion on the specifications.

[@vishwamoorthy7344]

Disappointing 🙄

[@kebsjday7195]

May Google app na po ba to?

[@sirizmahjam2634]

What a bummer! 😔 But hey, if priced just right (i.e. under 20k), this might actually be something worth considering.

[@patrickmanibo7256]

Luh.. ano ba yun. Catchy lang.. hahaha

[@michaeljulio7487]

Dis apointing no 5g

[@caseyjoellumba9294]

huawei is my Favorite phone brand not until nawala ang google services nya which is very important sa schooling and ganda sana ng mga huawei phones

[@GameC3nt]

kung gusto mo ng Huawei Made na may Google, dun ka sa HONOR brand, Huawei software din ang gamit nun ☘️

[@youngtevanced8818]

@@GameC3nt Correct Honor is replicating Huawei phones

[@rzlnblza]

Agree. Sana ibalik nila un google services

[@castrofloyd1288]

@@GameC3nt my narerelease pabang honor phone sa pinas?

[@daniellavillamin1982]

WOWW!! THANK YOU JOSH and YugaTech Fam!

[@numluck0513]

When I see SB19, I click. Wawi best boys got featured. Thanks as always yugatech for this review.

[@noahremoroza4527]

No google is okay it's not a big deal for me. Lot of ways to get apps i need. And the battery is a bit lessen but it has a 66w so im not worry

[@ryanberinguel510]

Sorry to break it, but as long as apps needs to be updated GPS is much needed for an android device.

[@noahremoroza4527]

@@ryanberinguel510 then maybe Huawei phone that's not for you.. well we have different ways of using those device . So in my case im good at it.

[@noahremoroza4527]

@@nhurexxi definitely you're right 🤗

[@ryanberinguel510]

@@noahremoroza4527 GPS by means of Google Play Services if your mistakenly understood the abbreviation. Well in that case, You're not really worried about the money you spent.

[@markovxcavic1937]

Nova 7 and nova 8 i did my decision to nova 7 because same specs but the design of nova 8 is more elegant rather than nova 7

[@julieanncanare]

I was waiting for the introduction of the Harmoy OS

[@jmavrick65]

I'm currently using the Huawei P30 Pro and I'm thinking of switching to the Nova 8.

[@nobojerry]

I LOVE THE CAMERA SETUP OF THIS PHONE

[@climaxjump69]

Why?

[@bopolxx2030]

820e ang ginamit sa global version ng nova 8 which is not 5g. Pero para sakin okay lang kase baka abutin pa ng 5 years bago magka 5g dito samin. Sa battery lang talaga siya kinulang. Nood nood muna upcoming reviews next month pa budget pambili e. Haha

[@youngtevanced8818]

Expect it will be as powerful as 985 if you had tried 820 which is a powerful balanced chip, this one is an upgrade

[@rica.4164]

thank you for this!! btw i saw another josh at 1:56-2:02 haha when u know, u know.

[@Road_Man73]

Nova 3i here still kicki'n 🤪

[@oihltao5230]

Same ahaha

[@tringtring2452]

Lol same, mag 4 years na ahahhaahha

[@caaarming]

Came here to check out Josh and Ken of SB19 🤗 But did not skip ads to support. 💙

[@m.me-ow.w]

When you were showing sample pics I kept saying "show lingling... show lingling... show lingling" and I was not disappointed 😌🖤

[@RonDeTorres]

Ang ganda tignan 😍

[@monserratcortes3071]

I just bought it today and its driving me crazy, Im having soooo soo much trouble installing the apps that I must go back to the store for help, I should have bought the samsung a72, the only reason I bought this nova 8 is for the camera and damn, it feels I just have a camera now and not a fucking phone, I regret so much buying. I hate I have to go back since my dad just die of Covid the 3rd of this month and im terrified to go out, but here I must go out again thanks to the issues with app store. Thanks Huawei, you just broke my heart and my trust in you.

[@adminr.villegas2609]

Love it! ❤️

[@stephenjordan6796]

awesome Huawei!

[@ramirezdenissemaeo.5501]

Thinking of switching from my iPhone XR to this phone. Although, I am kind of worried and second guessing because of the battery capacity and the lack of Google services. Would really love to hear inputs and/or suggestions regarding this matter huhu

[@stellar5484]

Alam ko po last month pa to pero depending on your needs sa isang phone kung lagi po kayo nagamit ng mga google sites/apps better stick nalang po sa android/ios

[@ramirezdenissemaeo.5501]

@@stellar5484 Hi, thanks for the reply. Binili ko na sya a couple of days after commenting this. So far so good naman since may GSpace sa Huawei App Gallery. Ganda ng screen and tumatagal din sakin ng almost 2 days yung battery. Parang flagship device sya haha!

[@sallyquintos6645]

@@ramirezdenissemaeo.5501 Hello, ask ko lang kung nakakapaginstall ba gmail and other gms apps like google meet? Hindi ba hassle sa pag install ng apps? Thank you!

[@TheTehkman]

If your ready to give up google services dependences you will be alright, dont expect sideload etc you will be fine there is a misunderstanding about huawei phones that they are unusable so even latest phones drop really fast in price you will be able to spot a great deal with a decent device for much less

[@ramirezdenissemaeo.5501]

@@sallyquintos6645 Hi, sorry for the late reply pero I had to give this phone up after 5 months of usage. Although madali lang naman talaga mag install ng Google Apps, minsan very inconvenient din. Aside from the inconvenience, di rin ako nakaka-receive ng notifications from side loaded apps. Kung heavy user ka ng GMS, I suggest not buying this phone. I switched back to iPhone and I feel much better about my phone now. I think marami pang cheaper and better options than this device.

[@lltechview]

So this one runs EMUI 11 with Android 10 base and the "global" variant in Russia has EMUI 12 based upon Android 11. While the device shown here had the EMUI12 / HarmonyOS design. I am confused. Are you too or can you clearify that for us?

[@ferclinancl]

Grabe po 20k lang may oled curved screen ka na? Ang ganda niya promise.sayang nakabili na ako ng galaxy a72 😭😭😭

[@castrofloyd1288]

Yup laki pa ng screen nya

[@decem_unosquattro9538]

@1:04 Thats actually a charging cable with a type C plug on the end. Plug = male Port = female

[@dharydsonkyleparayno9834]

uudin noh?

[@redredred407]

what a chill vibes review 👌👌👌 i love the background music. 🎶🎶

[@charleen-18]

I came here because of SB19. Char. Hahaha thank you for playing ALAB para sa testing. 😁❤️

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

Wow this is amazing🥰 Love it! ❤️

[@robertpulla623]

I love the aesthetics of this phone. I'm currently using Nova 7 SE and thinking of upgrading but I don't know if I should go for this one or Oneplus Nord 2?

[@iamsuperduper2410]

Nord 2 of course oxygen os is good not as good as it once was but still good the phone also has better camera ois and OLED display it also features gms

[@Dr0neftYammie]

better buy OP 8 or OP8T

[@iamsuperduper2410]

@Matthew Perez 1 in a million

[@mohammadimrankhan9576]

LOVE HUAWEI Exceptional built with amazing features thanks for NO ANDROID.. Love HUAWEI

[@jaymee4578]

Subclscribing 'cause I saw my boys 🙈 and also for the great review 😉

[@francineJK]

what i like to the phone was its oled curve display and front camera, most of the thing is like huawei 8i

[@jarendu7053]

Still no GApps? I thought the ban was lifted.

[@youngtevanced8818]

Don't believe anything that Huawei didn't announced.

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

Huawei has own app gallery and petal search I think that can resolved the issue since wishlist is also available for us to get notified once apps that we want are avaialble.

[@martroldan2728]

Hearing about 3800mah battery capacity changed my mind to consider this.

[@jethrodelmundo9666]

Pwede matagal sya malobat. Kasi harmony os na sya lods

[@tenzintaiche5254]

Ako rin baba ng battery sayang

[@chrisdembervetorico4772]

Hahaha yun din akala ko sa battery Pro d ko akalain ma's makunat pa battery nto kesa sa realme gt master NG kapatid ko na 4300. Hahahaha

[@tommycillian]

Nova 5t user here💪

[@CJKisame]

Wow the photos are reallt promising

[@stanberry4000]

What I like about this review is it uses our own Pop idols instead of the Kpop ones, not that I am against it since I am a Kpop fan as well. But hey, we need a wider audience. ☺️

[@unis_aaliyah]

It is called marketing strategy. They can come up with any gimmick they want to sell their items. This is about the phone and they dont need your opinion about kpops

[@ash4943]

1:54 JoKen❤️🖤

[@arriel009]

Please help, does it support Huawei's PC Manager? I need a replacement for my P30

[@johnstephenreyes]

Good Day Kuya Josh 💙🧡

[@thapeloramphele2108]

The phone looks great but am more concern about apps like playstore and google app

[@CrisostomoIbarraMI6]

Does this have a wireless charging capability and Google Play Store app?

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

Huawei nova 8 Wireless charging Not Supported.

[@romeobenroberto6863]

The battery small not a long life for using. Very important battery.

[@johnmichaelgarcia2711]

It should be a low budget phone for a low budget specifications. Xiaomi has better phones and better specs that comes with reasonable price. With 90hz and not 5g no google with under 4000mah battery is just cost under 7k. This phone will not kick in here in the Philippines. I know now why james reid switch to oppo when he was the ambassador of nova series. Huawei must release a budget phone with great specs for great price.

[@keenthecreator]

Yeah it's all good but the 3,800 mah kinda disappoint the deals

[@navarretejasperdaved.7793]

What's better po Nova 8 or the Reno 6Z?

[@marvbingbing4511]

Love it! Does it have goggle service already?

[@stephenjordan6796]

AppGallery po yung installed sa device na to halos katulad ni Google Playstore.

[@junreaksaa]

Un lang 3800 mah ang battery. Panalo nsa qng 5000 or kht 4500 mah man lng.

[@ryanryankulilong5332]

Bibilihin kona sana to kaso nakakapang hina ung 3,800 mahbttry

[@castrofloyd1288]

W8 nyo ung ibng fullreview d nmn porket mababa nayung bat eh matulin na malobat d nmn yan ips lcd na matulin tlaga malobat tyka oled yan malalaan sa fullreview

[@LucyFair_33]

Curve at 3800mah battery?? Parang mga naunang Samsung edge lang ah

[@BarbeRodzTV]

Wowww nice mobile phone I like it 😲❤️❤️❤️

[@watch3039]

ilove it.. how much is the price here in the Philippines? i am currently using infinix hot 11s and its a great device also.. but i love this one..

[@nikkidgwaters4746]

Ang bilis mag release ng nova series kakakuha ko lang ng nova 7 5g well so far Im satisfied with it's performance. Might switch to p series sometime.

[@preciousjmm]

I think much better pa rin yan nova 7 compared to nova 8.

[@literarae]

may nova 9 nga dw next month eh, sunod sunod na 😂

[@redredred407]

I've been waiting for this haha... i really love huawei ever since it's just trump F*** the hell out of the huawei.

[@fhmervin6163]

is this metal frame and glass back?

[@carlobadugas9551]

Still no google services?

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

But it has appgallery and petal search.

[@dribfabros8568]

is the huawei nova 8 and 8i are build in glass or plastic? i am using nova 5t which is front and back was made in glass and aluminum side. planning to upgrade in this nova 8 if it is made of glass too. :)

[@stephenjordan6796]

The Nova 8 is made of Glass whilst the Nova 8i is made of Plastic.

[@dribfabros8568]

@@stephenjordan6796 thank you Stephen.

[@jhoviedaclan]

No play store?

[@laurencesantillan6018]

Does it have google apps already?

[@DopenessTVLibrary]

Can fully charge under 35 mins kasi 3800 mah lang batter nya.

[@JRD888]

Wait a minute!?... 🤔 A'TIN💙 ka rin bro?

[@bash.xoxo1847]

Pwedi bang maremove yubg watermark pagnagkukuha ka ng pic?

[@reilangovender5802]

Huawei Nova 8 or Vivo x50 pro??? It's difficult choosing between these too, would really appreciate help... Thanks guys

[@johnlouienidoy2560]

I think the biggest downside of this phone is its battery capacity.

[@stephenjordan6796]

It's battery capacity is 3700 mAh (rated value), 3800 mAh (typical value), still okay for me!

[@LUCIFERCIERIE]

it okay cuz they give us 66W super charger

[@chrisdembervetorico4772]

This nova 8 battery draining is better than realme gt master edition and oppo reno 5. You thought is just only a 3800 weak battery but if u use this phone you only charge 1 time 1 one day compared other 4500 battery capacity

[@andreygonzalez9253]

Porque el mío se desbloquea con huella por la parte de atrás ???

[@SimonePereira-dl7vt]

Hi there, thanks for the video. Which one do you think is better, the Nova 8 or Nova 9?

[@251990sakura]

Madaling malowbat 3800mAh camera oa sa pagka filter, maganda sana pang gaming huawei kaso simula ng nawala yung Google playstore parang magdadawang isip kna bumili kasi hindi muna ma download yung mga games na gusto mo.

[@johnwickxvii5975]

Alam mo ba kung bakit 3800mah lang ang battery kc tanging Kirin chipsets lang ng Huawei ang tumapat sa kalidad ng A-Bionic chipset ng Apple means kayang tapatan ng Kirin kung anong meron ang kalidad ng A-Bionic. Subok kona kc ang Kirin sa Huawei nova 5t matipid sa battery at napakabilis mag response lalo sa gaming. Kaya nga na ban ang Huawei sa panahon pa lang ng pag-usbong ng Kirin chipset kasi talagang kayang talunin nito ang Apple. Tsaka sa mga nag-dadalawang isip na bumili ng mga Huawei phones ngayon no need to worry kc meron ng sariling Support Services ang Huawei ito ay ang Harmony OS.

[@florenianazareno1860]

Does it need a tempered glass to protect the screen?

[@albertbernales2253]

It's so sad that the battery has compromised not bet for me in terms of battery capacity but it's seems good in different aspect🥰

[@rockybalboa8878]

Where to download for the Google play with this phone? Thanks

[@Clickscap]

Phone's dont work like that lmao

[@hotrod2391]

But the nova 8 in PH is not 5G and uses 820e Kirin.

[@ClydeStephen]

I saw in their website that the screen is also a 10 bit panel. Is it correct?

[@CJKisame]

Yep and it is superb I think

[@BenAlArabi]

Do you have Harmonyos?

[@carlojoselitochua2954]

I hope the version with Kirin 985 SoC will also become available here in the Philippines. I hate the global version that only has Kirin 820E SoC because its only hexa core and it has poor performance.

[@vishwamoorthy7344]

Exactly...Nova 7 is way better

[@johnwickxvii5975]

The Huawei nova 8 has kirin 820 chipset with no Google services but the Huawei nova 8 pro has kirin 985 chipset but no longer Google services.

[@carlojoselitochua2954]

@@johnwickxvii5975 Then I prefer Nova 8 Pro.

[@johnwickxvii5975]

@@carlojoselitochua2954 no need to worry about Google services because Huawei they already have their own Harmony OS.

[@carlojoselitochua2954]

@@johnwickxvii5975 Yeah, ang gusto ko lang naman yung Flagship SoC nila.

[@jeraldruiz119]

Everything is good except for the Power juice. Thank u, next 💜

[@EmmanSamar]

I saw SB19, I'm invested now. 😆

[@sprintersprint2630]

Bakit wala na yung Huawei Nova 5t and Huawei Nova 7 SE sa Shoppe and Lazada Official Huawei Store.... Sayang nmn planning to buy sana 🤔😔

[@Rene_vlog]

Still no google support?

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

Huawei has own app gallery and petal search I think that can resolved the issue since wishlist is also available for us to get notified once apps that we want are available.

[@rdmendz9060]

Yung battery lng talaga.. Kahit mga 5000mah sana. Goods na goods yun.

[@youngtevanced8818]

Damn! Both Beautiful phone build, It looks more an upgrade to Nova 7SE, they are on the same price range when Nova 7SE came out last year. This could give an almost flagship performance.

[@castromabetha6021]

Love it

[@simmonsm1832]

real me 6 pro vs nova 8 ? any idea . thanks

[@forrest0074]

Watching from my nova 8😎

[@yupsxx2543]

hello planning to get this phone.. would you recommend it or not? and plss tell me about the performance and camera quality! thank youuuu

[@johnmarkaguas1087]

Do you raffle it? I really need a phone huhu i hope i can have it huhu

[@alanMeplusYou]

Dope doper dopest 💯❤️😘🤩

[@tailoracademy3282]

Hi josh!!!

[@kuyajhe9073]

3,800 mah? edi wow

[@joemlledo4650]

Pag chinarge mo naman after mo kumain at tumae full charge agad pagtapos haha

[@kuyajhe9073]

haha,,,tae tlga......tiga saan ka poh tyak kamag anak kita bihira lng lledo sa pinas

[@joemlledo4650]

@@kuyajhe9073 Pangasinan po origin namen hahaha

[@kuyajhe9073]

bicol tatay ko ei...pro laking manila kming magkakapatid....

[@shrimpmonster]

Looks beautiful and has 8 GB of RAM?! AMAZING ♥️♥️♥️

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

This is very awesome!

[@gabogabo7666]

Nova 5t has also 8gb ram right?

[@stephenjordan6796]

Yeap, 8GB RAM and 128 GB ROM, awesome right!

[@kuyaklyne]

I thought this phone was running Harmony OS.

[@omancyledesma1258]

huawei should consider operating harmony os to their phones

[@bopolxx2030]

Emui 12 ata siya based on android 11. Pero halos parehas na ng HMOS mga features. Not sure.

[@kuyaklyne]

@@bopolxx2030 android 10 lang siya. Yan ang last ng os ng Huawei kasi GMS Ban na sila dati.

[@kuyaklyne]

@@omancyledesma1258 Indeed. Although their MatePad was already have HarmonyOS.

[@kuyaklyne]

I am guessing that Huawei's Nova 8i will be below 15k because of the chipset

[@user-fi6cz7kd3r]

I thought huawei nova 8 global version is equipped with kirin 820e not kirin 985 5g

[@johnwickxvii5975]

Huawei nova 8 pro has kirin 985 chipset

[@user-fi6cz7kd3r]

@@johnwickxvii5975 I think the pro version of this unit will not be available on philippines like other pro nova units. But im sure huawei nova 8 5g got kirin 985 5g unlike the huawei nova 8 (global version) that only has kirin 820e not 5g capable.

[@orange7655]

Ganda ganda alang pambili😭🧡

[@shujaahmed4780]

Without Google play store.?

[@stephenjordan6796]

Huawei nova 8 is not supported by google play store. However, it has Huawei App Gallery, where you can download all your favorite applications.

[@Naruto-pp4re]

Yes

[@mariemixtv5249]

Is this phone has a Google play store?

[@jamesdelacruz3548]

Huawei nova 8 is not supported by google play store. However, it has Huawei App Gallery, where you can download all your favorite applications.

[@Naruto-pp4re]

Nope not really. But i wish they could include Google products 😑😐

[@Naruto-pp4re]

@@jamesdelacruz3548 yes mate but it's not like Google play store tho..

[@SerGei-hi7wk]

Meron ba.google apps sa app gallery ng huawei? Like Gmail?

[@BacalsoAugustineBrialM]

nice vid bro🔥 pero ano mas maganda piliin poco f3 or nova 8?

[@stephenjordan6796]

I'll go for Huawei Nova 8

[@ashleyclaverbonayon3594]

So far Hindi pa Rin amoled ..kelan kaya mag rerelease Ang Huawei na amoled Ang flagship phone nila

[@castrofloyd1288]

Oled na ang gnamit dyan

[@zipporahmoraa2312]

Dope😘💞💞 i like it

[@Junnnn815]

It's a good phone but the battery is too small it won't last for a day

[@stephenjordan6796]

It's battery capacity is 3700 mAh (rated value), 3800 mAh (typical value), still okay for me!

[@fightingsoul4484]

Does the phone pre-installed Google

[@Naruto-pp4re]

I think no

[@stephenjordan6796]

Hi! Huawei nova 8 is not pre-installed with Google apps. However, it has Huawei App Gallery, where you can download all your favorite applications. If you need to use Google application, you can use your phone browser to open Google web pages to access the application.

[@Naruto-pp4re]

@@stephenjordan6796 i know right

[@epol1915]

can you do a camera test?

[@chickenwing6163]

What about the 8i version?

[@chickenjoy]

A'tin spotted. Josh bias. :D 01:56

[@rogerwolf7511]

looks is good. the problem is the battery, too low. i'd rather have a high battery and low charger.

[@stephenjordan6796]

It's 3700 mAh (rated value), 3800 mAh (typical value) battery capacity, not bad for me

[@miskuljanna3000]

Can google use in Huwai nova 7i?

[@hollowmcat15]

nope, though you can use gsuite to access to google services minus playstore

[@aldringuevarra951]

Its kirin 820SE not kirin 895 5G?

[@auzora6147]

2:56 Nakalagay Kirin 985 5G

[@morrisbusis9648]

Yun Chinese version po ang naka Kirin 985 5G while ang Global Version ang naka Kirin 820E

[@sirizmahjam2634]

This is going to be a strong contender if priced under 20k. 🤞🤞

[@vishwamoorthy7344]

No way busy nova 7 instead

[@sirizmahjam2634]

@@vishwamoorthy7344 with the presence of stronger competition, we never know. Also, nova 7 at this point is not one of the best options (given the price point) in my opinion.

[@marianandmariel8009]

It is only 4G duh

[@Justin_isslpng]

I guess not... Poco F3 dominates this category.

[@vishwamoorthy7344]

@@marianandmariel8009 that's not major issue... processor is main issue Kirin 820E is an hexa core processor

[@hiediveronica5656]

hello! which should i get nova 8 5g or nova 7 5g?

[@Naruto-pp4re]

I would say nova 7se 5g coz which I'm using since last year December i really loved the system and everything but there have no Google play store but we can download them separately for sure 🙂

[@hiediveronica5656]

@@Naruto-pp4re how's the battery?

[@dudzskitv1594]

Nag decide na sana ko na ito bibilhin ko but no 5G, s9 disappointing 😞