Wiko 5G is now official in China as rebranded Huawei nova 9 SE with 5G support

Huawei can’t use its own chipsets, or Qualcomm’s 5G ones, thanks to various US government bans. And so all of its latest phones, including the mid-range nova 9 SE launched in March, have to make do with 4G-only versions of Qualcomm SoCs, which obviously isn’t ideal.

Enter Wiki. Known before mainly in Europe, because of French origin, the brand has decided to enter the Chinese market. Its first device is simply called Wiko 5G, and it is 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 slightly in regards to the use of colors and that alone.

So the Wiko 5G is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 chipset, with 5G support of course. It features a 6.78-inch 1080×2388 120Hz LCD touchscreen with 270Hz touch sampling rate, 8GB of RAM, 128 or 256GB of storage, and a 4000mAh battery with support 66W wired charging.

On the back, there’s a 108 MP main camera, an 8 MP ultrawide, a 2 MP macro shooter and a 2 MP depth sensor. For selfies, you get a 16MP snapper. The phone uses Huawei’s HarmonyOS, unsurprisingly.

The Wiko 5G costs CNY1,999 ($287 or €269 at the current exchange rate) if you opt for the entry-level model with 128GB of storage, or CNY2,199 ($315 or €296) if you want 256GB. It’s available in China starting today, and so far it’s unclear if it will make it to other markets.

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