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HTC Desire Mobile Phone
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Huawei Y6 2018 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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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
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 8.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 308ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory512 MB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.7 in5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px720 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi282.0 ppi424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
yes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage128 MB16 GB32 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
N/A
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialPlastic
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnonoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.69 in6.0 in5.75 in5.86 in
Width2.36 in2.87 in2.81 in2.68 in
Depth0.47 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz5.29 oz5.61 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnonoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
Video outputNoNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
nonoyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
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
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
N/A
yes
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+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
no
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
326.0 h
Talk time6.5 h
N/A
16.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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