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Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
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Huawei Y6 Mobile Phone
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3.7 out of 5
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The Huawei Y6 (2019) is a budget entry-level smartphone that wants to score points through its stylish design and low price. Whether Huawei's calculations work out, we'll find out in our review of the Y6 2019.Read more
Answer (1 of 2): The Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage which can be expanded through a microSD card. What really impressed me was that the performance of the device thanks to its efficient processor. The sma...Read more
The Huawei Y6 (2019) doesn’t excel, but it does tick most of the boxes you could ask for at such a low price.Read more
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 304ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px720 x 1280 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density443.0 ppi294.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displaynonoyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage32 GB8 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB32GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
Plastic
N/A
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.56 in5.65 in5.86 in
Width2.72 in2.84 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight5.15 oz4.41 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnonoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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 transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3020.0 mAh2200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h300.0 h326.0 h
Talk time33.0 h11.67 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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