The Huawei Nova 8 Pro comes with a 6.72-inch full-HD+ OLED display (1,236x2,676 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The 5G handset features an octa-core Kirin 985 SoC, 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage. The Huawei Nova 8 packs a 4,000mAh battery with 66W fast charging support.

For photography, the Huawei Nova 8 Pro features the same quad rear camera setup with a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The phone offers 10x digital zoom. For selfies and video calls, there are two cameras: a 32-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide lens and a 16-megapixel portrait camera.