Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G mobile was launched on 25th November 2021. The phone comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1070x2400 pixels at a pixel density of 403 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G is powered by an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710A processor. It comes with 8GB of RAM. The Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G runs HarmonyOS 2.0 and is powered by a 3800mAh battery. The Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G on the rear packs a quad camera setup featuring a 64-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture; an 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture; a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It has a single front camera setup for selfies, featuring a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture. The front camera also features autofocus.

Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G is based on HarmonyOS 2.0 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. It was launched in Dark Blue, Magic Night Black, Sakura Snow Clear Sky, and Silver Moon Star colours.

Connectivity options on the Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.20, USB OTG, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor.