The day has come. Huawei Philippines’ newest #NovaStar, the Nova 5T, is already available for preorder starting today, September 6.

If you reserve it by September 13, you get to have free Huawei surround speakers worth P1,990 ($38) and one-year unlimited access to iflix VIP, which is valued at P1,308 ($25).

James Reid invites you to preorder the Huawei Nova 5T

The Huawei Nova 5T replaces last year’s Nova 3. But while the latter was originally sold for P25,990 (around $501), the 5T is way more appealing because of its jaw-dropping price of P18,990 ($366). This, for a midrange smartphone with flagship-grade specs.

SEE ALSO: Huawei Nova 5T vs Samsung Galaxy A70 vs OPPO Reno

Take note that it boasts Kirin 980, which is the same chip that’s inside the Huawei P30, P30 Pro, Mate 20, and Mate 20 Pro. And with 8GB of RAM and GPU Turbo 3.0 built in, you can play games lag-free — and on an almost-bezel-less screen with only a punch-hole camera at that. Check out our gameplay video below. Or get to know more about the device in our review.

Gameplay video: Vagary, PUBG Mobile (5:10 mark), and NBA 2K19 (9:55 mark)

The Huawei Nova 5T has a total of five cameras, and one of the four on the back is a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor.

And did we say the phone looks gorgeous? The Black, Crush Blue, and especially the Midsummer Purple color variants — with their 3D holographic design — give off a trendy, youthful vibe.

Huawei Nova 5T specs

• 6.26-inch IPS LCD display, 2,340 x 1,080 resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
• 7nm octa-core Kirin 980 processor
• 8GB RAM
• 128GB storage
• Quad: 48MP, f/1.8 main camera (Sony IMX586); 16MP, f/2.2 ultra-wide camera; 2MP, f/2.4 macro sensor; 2MP, f/2.4 depth sensor
• 32-megapixel, f/2.0 front camera
• Fingerprint reader (side-mounted)
• 3,750mAh battery with 22.5-watt fast wired charging
• EMUI 9.1 based on Android 9.0 Pie (upgradable to EMUI 10-based Android 10)
• Colors: Crush Blue, Midsummer Purple, Black

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