If you like the design of the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus, but don't need such power phone, check the latest Nova smartphones. The Chinese company has just updated its mid-range Nova lineup with two new phones, the Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus, which have received major update over their predecessors.

The two phones look the same and are fairly similar to the P10 lineup, with 6.9mm metal bodies and antenna on top and bottom. The Plus variant is larger, thus packing bigger battery, more RAM and storage memory as well as a better front camera.

The Huawei Nova 2 costs CNY 2,500 ($360), while the Nova 2 Plus is CNY 2,900 ($420. Sales start on June 16.

Huawei Nova 2 specifications

5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS 2.5D curved glass display

Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU

4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)

12MP rear camera with LED flash, PFAF, 1.25μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, secondary 8MP camera

20MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

3.5mm audio jack, AK4376A Hi-Fi audio chip,3D surround sound

Dinemsions: 142.2×68.9×6.9mm; Weight: 143g

4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS / Glonass, USB Type-C

2950mAh (typical) battery

Huawei Nova 2 Plus specifications

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS 2.5D curved glass display

Octa-CoreKirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU

4GB RAM, 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)

12MP rear camera with LED flash, PFAF, 1.25-micron pixel size, f/1.9 aperture, secondary 8MP camera

20MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

3.5mm audio jack, AK4376 audio chip

Dinemsions: 153.9×74.9×6.9mm; Weight: 169g

4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS / Glonass, USB Type-C

3340mAh (typical) battery