Performance and Software
Under the hood, the nova Y90 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G chipset, manufactured using a 6 nm process which ensures energy-efficient performance. The octa-core CPU, split between four Kryo 265 Gold cores clocking at 2.4 GHz and four Kryo 265 Silver cores running at 1.9 GHz, is paired with an Adreno 610 GPU. This combination provides a decent performance for everyday tasks and some light gaming. The device runs on EMUI 12, although it's worth noting the absence of Google Mobile Services, which might require users to adapt to Huawei's app ecosystem.
Memory and storage options are quite flexible; users can choose between configurations of 128GB of internal storage combined with either 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB of RAM. However, potential buyers should be mindful of the lack of an expandable memory card slot, which limits storage expansion beyond the onboard capacity.