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Huawei Y6 2018 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
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 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.4 GHz1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 308ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.7 in5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px720 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi282.0 ppi424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
HDRnono
N/A
yes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4
N/A
F/1.9F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB32 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.71 in6.0 in5.75 in5.86 in
Width2.79 in2.87 in2.81 in2.68 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.08 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
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
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 support
  • no
  • yes
yesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
Video outputNoNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
no
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time14.53 h
N/A
16.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
N/A
326.0 h
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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