Huawei nova Flip: The "Fun Square" Way of Small Foldable, Mastering the Trendy New Gear

Huawei nova Flip: The "Fun Square" Way of Small Foldable, Mastering the Trendy New GearIt has been six years since the category of foldable phones emerged. Through continuous exploration by various brands, foldable phones have branched out into two main categories: large horizontal folding (folding horizontally) and small folding (folding vertically)

Huawei nova Flip: The "Fun Square" Way of Small Foldable, Mastering the Trendy New Gear

It has been six years since the category of foldable phones emerged. Through continuous exploration by various brands, foldable phones have branched out into two main categories: large horizontal folding (folding horizontally) and small folding (folding vertically). To date, although foldable phones are experiencing rapid growth, they still remain a relatively niche category, far from reaching the point of "mass acceptance" in terms of product diversity and market share. So, as Huawei's latest foray into the small-foldable arena, can the newly released Huawei nova Flip "make it big" like other phones in the nova series?

Lei Technology has already secured the Huawei nova Flip in advance. After several days of in-depth experience, we have the following answer, enjoy~

I. Fun Square Screen: The Unique Charm of Being Small Yet Beautiful

Unlike most small foldable phones this year that adopt large "full-screen" external displays, Huawei nova Flip innovatively employs a "Fun Square Screen" design, undoubtedly one of its biggest highlights.

1. Unique "Small Yet Beautiful" Design

Perfect designs are hard to come by in the world, and the external display design of small foldable phones, whether "large" or "small," has always been a different route of exploration in the industry. It cannot be denied that the design of Huawei nova Flip's "Fun Square Screen" will limit the phone's external screen interaction, making it impossible to "use only the external screen all day." However, considering the impact of the camera on the area and interaction of the external screen, this design, which provides "limited and fast interaction" for the external screen, also has its practicality. After all, the ultimate purpose of buying a foldable phone is to use both large and small screens in combination, rather than using the small screen as a large screen.

2. Colorful External Screen Themes

Huawei has designed various external screen themes tailored to the characteristics of the nova Flip's small screen. Lei's favorite is the Starry Maze theme, a 3x3 small puzzle that can be assembled into a nova logo. Unfortunately, the puzzle currently only offers the nova logo as a layout. It would be even better if it could automatically switch puzzle layouts in the future, like magazine lock screens.

In addition, nova Flip also has multiple external screen themes such as analog clocks, real-time weather, and cute pets. Notably, the pet theme features different interactive effects at different times, making it a very likable design. If you want to customize the external screen of your phone, nova Flip also offers a smart pattern option. It can match the corresponding theme color based on your daily attire.

3. Representative of "Trendy Consumer Goods"

When receiving calls, the external screen of Huawei nova Flip can also be used to display Call-emojis. When using services like TravelSky or Didi Chuxing, the external screen will display the corresponding service progress. This customized design allows users to easily view information without opening the phone, offering a more intuitive and convenient interaction experience.

As Lei Technology previously analyzed: "External screen" interaction innovation is a major breakthrough for Chinese mobile phones after iPhone's "Dynamic Island." iPhone turned the "notch" on the screen "from waste into treasure," introducing "Dynamic Island," providing some innovative interactions with App compatibility. Huawei nova takes it a step further, putting the "external screen" of the small foldable phone, which has always been overlooked or weakened, to good use, opening up new interactive experiences for users. It also adds another interactive advantage to small foldable phones besides portability and folding.

II. Slim Body, Excellent Hand Feel

To balance the battery capacity and heat dissipation performance of small foldable phones, the thickness of small foldable phones is usually thicker than that of ordinary "straight board" phones. At the same time, the narrow screen ratio will make the phone feel strange to hold. However, nova Flip does not have this problem: the slim body at 6.9mm (Lei Technology note: glass version, 6.88mm for leather) combined with a weight of 195g allows it to achieve a balanced body size and excellent hand feel while equipped with a 6.9-inch screen.

III. Image Upgrade, Advanced Camera

The camera is a crucial feature application of nova Flip's external screen. When folded, swiping left on the external screen opens the nova Flip camera. Considering that this operation is usually for selfies, when the external screen is used to open the camera, nova Flip automatically activates the portrait mode, allowing you to directly set the selfie countdown and beauty effects.

1. 50MP Large-Pixel Main Camera, Outstanding Image Quality

nova Flip features a 50MP large-pixel main camera, employing an F1.9 large aperture and a 1/1.56-inch large RYYB sensor. Combined with 4-in-1 pixel technology, it achieves a larger pixel unit area. Judging from the sample photos, nova Flip performs very well. With excellent software algorithm optimization, even with the RYYB sensor, it can achieve outstanding restoration of green and light colors. Additionally, the image quality at the corners of the photo does not have a noticeable difference compared to the center area. It's evident that Huawei has deep expertise in camera optimization.

2. Huawei Da Vinci Portrait Engine 2.0, Advanced Portrait Effects

The portrait mode of Huawei nova Flip has also been upgraded. The new Huawei Da Vinci Portrait Engine 2.0 can better identify the subject and separate the foreground, middle ground, and background, delivering more layered blurring effects and skin details.

If the background is too cluttered, nova Flip's AI Removal can eliminate most background clutter, and there's a very convenient design. Generally, other AI Removal functions require manual circling of the person or object to be removed. However, Huawei's AI Removal only needs a line drawn on the person being removed, and the phone will automatically recognize the specific object to be removed. This eliminates the worry of hand-drawing not being precise enough and is user-friendly for users with thick fingers like Lei.

IV. Xuanwu Waterdrop Hinge, Durable and Long-lasting

Limited by the foldable physical structure, small foldable phones (vertically folding) need to pack more components into a space similar to that of a straight board phone. This determines that small foldable phones will face challenges in performance, heat dissipation, and battery life. The balance of thinness, performance, heat dissipation, battery life, and even imaging capabilities has always been the relentless pursuit of many small foldable phones.

On the foundation of "balance," Huawei nova Flip leverages the morphological characteristics of small foldable phones. It provides unique value in terms of appearance, hand feel, and interaction innovation, making the product more usable, more fun, and more aesthetically pleasing to meet the needs of young people. This represents another direction that manufacturers are striving for.

The hinge design of nova Flip not only ensures the "integration" of the phone when folded and unfolded but also significantly extends the screen life. Thanks to the Xuanwu Waterdrop Hinge, nova Flip has received the world's first SGS 120,000-fold certification. Moreover, it maximizes the display of the product form advantage of folding screens. The exclusive "1:1 external screen" allows for the largest possible display area without affecting the aesthetic design of the back of the phone. The software interface, specifically re-arranged for external screen interaction, also makes external screen interactions effortless.

V. Summary: The "Fun Square" Way of Small Foldable Phones

It cannot be denied that the current version of nova Flip still has some areas that can be optimized, such as the operation logic of the combination of internal and external screens. At the same time, I also look forward to Huawei nova Flip working with developers to bring more interesting and interactive themes to the "Fun Square Screen."

For the current small foldable phone industry ecosystem, Lei Technology believes that the contribution of nova Flip is undeniable. It once again proves that the external screen of small foldable phones does not "have to be large." Small screens also have their own advantages - small yet beautiful. By maximizing the potential of each of the two screens, internal and external, within a limited form factor, instead of "lazily" mirroring the internal screen, such small foldable phones can unleash their physical characteristics and constitute unique value.

VI. Is the Huawei nova Flip Worth Buying?

Here are the suggestions from Lei Technology:

1. If you are already a user of Huawei flagship phones like the Pura 70 Ultra and want to completely replace your flagship phone with a foldable phone as your main device, then nova Flip may not be suitable for you.

2. If you don't have high performance requirements for your phone, such as not playing games much, and only need it for daily use and taking photos, wanting a "new selfie gadget" suitable for taking selfies, or wanting a "trendy new equipment" with high playability, then Huawei nova Flip is indeed a great fit.

3. If you love beauty and trends, dislike carrying "bulky objects" around, are accustomed to traveling light, want to easily fit a phone in your pocket or even your makeup bag, or even wear the phone with a chain as a fashion accessory, then Huawei nova Flip is also worth considering.

In conclusion, Huawei nova Flip is a small foldable phone that combines fashionable design