For all of the above reasons, we think the nova 5T is worthy of our Editor’s Choice award for an affordable premium high-end mid-ranger. These are also, in most part, the reasons we awarded the nova 5T our

Pros:; – Beautiful design; – Large display in a small form factor; – Great performance; – Good battery life; – Great cameras all-around

Cons:; – Slippery on all surfaces; – Side-mounted fingerprint scanner takes a little bit of getting used to; – No 3.5mm headphone jack; – No Wireless Charging

Huawei Nova 5T has a Fast processor, plenty of memory and good performance that impresses based on the price.

Fast processor, plenty of memory and good performance that impresses based on the price. Battery life is more than acceptable. Especially when the mobile can also be charged quickly.

Some uncertainty about future updates and Android support. The memory cannot be expanded and the camera is not as good as it appears on paper.

The Huawei Nova 5T will likely be the last Huawei phone to launch with Google's services in Europe, at least until the US trade ban is lifted. Irrespective, with Huawei guaranteeing sustained security updates, it's still a great camera phone given its price.

Premium design; Excellent night mode; Powerful for the price

No telephoto camera; No OIS; No SD card slot; Not available in USA

Unlike a number of other HuaweiSmartPhones this arrived with little fanfare. It is that little bit smaller than some and for a lot of people this may seem a good feature, so what exactly has this latest offering to offer the user.

Very good camera and screen quality. not very good battery but it charge so fast.

The Huawei Nova 5T is a powerful smartphone with a lot of storage and a very elegant case. The fact that the camera is surpassed by the current elite of the cameras can be tolerated, considering the suggested retail price of 429 Euros (~$478).

fast SoC; large storage; camera with wide-angle and macro lens; good navigation capabilities; good battery life

storage cannot be expanded; USB connection only supports 2.0 standard; mono speaker

Under the new name, Nova 5T , Huawei once again markets the Honor 20 , which we have already reviewed. Now a hundred bucks cheaper, the device has what it takes to become an inexpensive high-end recommendation.

High-end hardware; Good battery life and quick charging; Relatively inexpensive; Very good camera

No headphone jack (adapter included; No MicroSD slot; Few accessories included; No IP-rated waterproofing

The Huawei Nova 5T is a superb smartphone camera for the price. Huawei's AI and computational photography lead the market. Its smartphone cameras claim most of the top 10 spots on DxOMark's mobile image quality rankings.

Quad-camera setup; 48MP main camera; 32MP selfie camera; Superb AI; Kirin 980 Mobile AI chipset; Excellent image quality

LCD panel; no OLED; Non-expandable; 128GB internal storage only; No headphone jack

The last Huawei handset I reviewed for ZDNet was the £899 P30 Pro , a stunning high-end quad-camera phone. But Huawei also plays in the middle of the smartphone market, which is where the Nova 5T sits.

The last Huawei handset I reviewed for ZDNet was the £899 P30 Pro , a stunning high-end quad-camera phone. But Huawei also plays in the middle of the smartphone market, which is where the Nova 5T sits.