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HTC Desire Mobile Phone
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Huawei Y6 2018 Mobile Phone
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Huawei Y6 Pro 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
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27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
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2 editorial reviews
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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The Huawei Y6 Pro (2017) is a compact and good-looking upper entry-level smartphone that won't cost you an arm and a leg. Our biggest gripe was the device's uneven system performance.Read more
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4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 8.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.4 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 308
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory512 MB2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.7 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px720 x 1440 px720.0 px px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi282.0 ppi
N/A
424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Storage

Internal storage128 MB16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB256GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height4.69 in6.0 in5.65 in5.75 in
Width2.36 in2.87 in2.8 in2.81 in
Depth0.47 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz5.29 oz5.11 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCnononoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
no
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
N/A
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+
N/A
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Talk time6.5 h
N/A
N/A
16.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
N/A

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