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HTC Desire 530 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 530
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Huawei Y6 2018 Mobile Phone
Huawei Y6 2018
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Notebookcheck.com tests the Huawei Y6 2018, a smartphone that seeks to offer plenty of performance for its affordable cost. Find out in our review whether this focus on performance comes at a cost to other features. Incidentally, the Huawei Y6 2018 can be bought online off contract.Read more
Huawei Y6 (Mobile Phone): 3.8 out of 5 stars from 70 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 8.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 308ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.7 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px720 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi282.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displaynonono
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.9F/1.9
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage2TB256GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.78 in6.0 in5.7 in5.75 in
Width2.79 in2.87 in2.8 in2.81 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight4.94 oz5.29 oz5.64 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
NFCyesnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
N/A
no
Video outputNoNoNoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time696.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
16.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
N/A

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