Due to today’s pandemic, the educational institutions implemented the Online

distance learning as an alternative to traditional school meetings. The implementation of

Online distance learning gave a lot of pressure and hardships to the students that aren’t
privileged enough to have their own smartphones or laptops to be used in this kind of
learning.

In this paper, the Huawei nova 3i having a good quality performance despite
its price, will be good enough to use as a device or tool for this new kind of learning.
This phone has a lot of good features that can be an alternative to laptops since a
laptop is way more expensive than a smartphone.

The Huawei nova 3i is an android 8.1 Oreo-based EMUI 8.2 mid-range model
smartphone made by Huawei that was announced last July 2018 and was released last
August 2018. This smartphone has a 6.3-inch IPS LCD screen display with a 19.5:9
aspect ratio that would give the user a wide viewing angle making it more comfortable to
watch and interact with the teachers and other students. This smartphone has a main
processor of HiSilicon Kirin 710 with 4GB of RAM making it a fast, powerful and reliable
smartphone having a smooth and impressive touch response and will also give you
opportunities to use different kinds of apps at the same time without experiencing lag. It
has 128GB storage and can be expanded up to 256GB allowing you to install apps that
are needed to virtual classes and enough space to download modules and learning
materials. This dual SIM smartphone offers 4G LTE on both SIM, WiFi, Bluetooth and
GPS which is needed in every smartphone. Need to record audio or video for activities
or projects? no worries, the Huawei nova 3i’s video and audio quality Is also good.
Video quality of this phone is FHD+ display and also features a 16-megapixel with a
primary rear camera with 5P lens and f/2.2, having a Phase Detection Auto Focus
(PDAF) along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.2 good enough for portrait
shots. The front primary camera is 24MP, f/2.0 aperture and a 78-degree wide-angle
lens along with a 2MP secondary camera with f/2.0 aperture for portrait shots. Huawei
nova 3i’s camera can also shoot 1080p with 30fps making the video quality good along
with the audio. Having a whole day virtual class? This phone has a non-removable
battery of 3340mAh that makes the battery life last a day even with a heavy use.
(Chandrawanshi, 2018)

As a Huawei nova 3i user, I recommend this affordable smartphone ranging to

₱11,990 – ₱15,990 and also available in 3 colors – black, white and iris purple. This
phone is worth the money to buy that will give you a good quality performance and no
disappointment while having a virtual class. Owning this phone will be surely reliable
and will help you cope with this new type of learning and it is also easy to master even
though you’re a beginner.