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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 8.0Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 308ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.2 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution720 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density282.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
noyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
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 resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
noyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistantno
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantnoyesnono
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.0 in5.75 in5.59 in5.86 in
Width2.87 in2.81 in2.76 in2.68 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.28 in0.31 in
Weight5.29 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Talk time
N/A
16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h326.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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