Huawei cannot use its own chipsets, nor Qualcomm’s 5G ones, thanks to various bans by the US government. And so all of its latest phones, including the mid-ranger nova 9 SE launched in March, have to make do with 4G-only versions of Qualcomm’s SoCs, which obviously isn’t ideal.
Enter Wiki. First known mainly in Europe, being of French origin, the brand decided to enter the Chinese market. Its first device is simply called the Wiko 5G, and it’s a Huawei nova 9 SE with 5G support.
Seriously, that’s pretty much the only difference between the two – well, the design has been tweaked a bit when it comes to using colors and only that.
So, Wiko 5G is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 chipset, with 5G support of course. It has a 6.78-inch 1080×2388 120Hz LCD touchscreen with 270Hz touch sampling rate, 8GB of RAM, 128 or 256GB of storage, and a 4,000mAh battery with support for 66W wired charging.
Around the back is a 108MP main camera, an 8MP ultrawide, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. For selfies you get a 16MP snapper. The phone runs Huawei’s HarmonyOS, unsurprisingly.
The Wiko 5G costs CNY 1,999 ($287 or €269 at current exchange rates) if you choose the entry-level model with 128GB of storage, or CNY 2,199 ($315 or €296) if you want 256GB . It is available in China starting today and so far there is no word on whether it will arrive in other markets.
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