HUAWEI Y9s Price in the Philippines and Specification

Pros:

• It is cheap
• It is well made
• It has a beautiful display
• It looks like a high-level phone
• It comes in two beautiful colors
• The screen is almost 6.6 inches
• The fingerprint scanner works very fast

Cons:

• The screen is LCD
• The camera is not outstanding
• The phone speaker is relatively weak
• The large size makes it difficult to handle for small hands
• Some phones outperform the Y9s at the same price

All that glitters is not gold, but glass:

Truly one of the selling points of this phone is the way it looks. Despite being an affordable, entry-level phone it looks much like many of HUAWEI's flagship phones, the Y9s comes standard in two colors: a hypnotic shiny blue referred to as Breathing Crystal and a cool shade of black known as Midnight Black. Regardless of the color the user chooses, the phone is easily an eye-catcher. Taking the phone's large size into account as a result of its even larger 6.6 inches screen, the manufacturers opted to utilize a rounded edge design to make the phone easier to handle. On the side of the phone is the volume rockers and power button, strangely enough, the phone's fingerprint scanner is also located to the side of the phone as HUAWEI integrated it into the power button itself.

The rear of the device is composed of glass treated with a special process which gives it its high-end luster whilst still managing to maintain a relatively low manufacturing price. This process, unfortunately, does little to reinforce the glass and is merely cosmetic, as such the handset's rear face is susceptible to damage such as scratches from hard materials.

Additionally, all the glass on the rear causes the phone to attract fingerprints, within a few moments of usage the rear panel can.

Vivid colors and crisp resolutions:

As a device that is part of a designated non-flagship line, the display on this smartphone is perhaps one of the most overlooked features by far. Though composed of LCD instead of the traditional AMOLED seen in other HUAWEI mobile devices this is done in the hopes of reducing the manufacturing costs and allowing the device to keep its moderate pricing which would have shot up considerably if the devices were fitted with a much pricier AMOLED display. The liquid crystal still produces vivid colors and decent contrasts, with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels (FHD+) the phone consistently manages to create clear and crisp images. With a decent display, mobile games are not out of the question, however, some games with particularly heavy display requirements might require a digital down tune in order to run more smoothly with the hardware on the Y9s.

The speakers, though lacking sometimes in volume, pair well with the display and create an enjoyable media viewing experience. On the whole, the handset's display fulfills everything expected of an entry-level screen, additionally, it performs at high resolutions and the palette that the LCD generates is just wide enough to satisfy any user's viewing pleasures.

Decent Performance, for all-around application:

Being the lower model that it is, the Y9s did not receive the latest SoC that HUAWEI had on, hand. However, this lack of a powerful SoC is not necessarily a bad thing; since this model has lower processing requirements as a result of fewer high memory components, it makes sense that HUAWEI would not utilize a high-end chip. The user can rest assured though, as HUAWEI certainly did not cut any corners, the Kirin 710F processor is still more than capable of handling day to day loads with little to no lag or stress. As an added benefit, the Kirin 710F requires far less power than other SoC's paired with a relatively large battery and the phone's processor can run all day long without breaking a sweat. Multitasking works fine thanks to the large memory and there are generally no issues streaming video services or running Microsoft Word with. It's also a great gaming device. It's more than capable of handling PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty Mobile on higher settings. The Y9s utilizes Huawei's GPU Turbo 3.0, which is meant to maintain faster frame rates of certain games. With this feature, any user can be confident that regardless of the lower processor the phone can still run online games with little difficulty.

User-friendly layouts:

From the factory, the HUAWEI Y9s utilizes EMUI 9.1 which is based closely on Samsung's own Android 9 pie software. Also stock on the phone is HUAWEI's app gallery for the adamant HUAWEI consumer.

In the past, some phones from this manufacturer have run into the problem of not allowing the download and use of Google services and other third-party applications, this means apps such as Netflix, Facebook, mobile games, and other smartphone app staples would not be available, downloading such apps in the past on a HUAWEI phone would require the use of third-party software which unlocked the Google Playstore, albeit with certain limitations. Fortunately, this model needs no longer rely on third-party software to become accessible and marketable to the rest of the world, as it comes with google services enabled, and the user can download apps to their heart's content. The user interface on the smartphone is fluid, and reminiscent of previous iterations, with slight improvements to touch reception and a particular emphasis on creating an aesthetically pleasing user experience through themes that showoff the phone's diversely colored display. Much like every other feature on the phone, the software is more than sufficient to support all the hardware present in the handset.

20/20 vision, with a pinch of desaturation:

Though nowhere near the level of the competition, the device's camera array isn't without its redeeming features, the HUAWEI Y9s has three cameras, a 48MP main camera, am 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and complementing the entire array, a 2MP depth sensor. Reviews from multiple users have revealed that, while entirely capable of capturing images with enough detail to be admired, the camera system cannot deliver shots equivalent to its higher flagship counterparts. Colors are said to be muted in photos and there seems to be a significant lack of saturation. What the HUAWEI Y9s lacks in front camera specs, it makes up for in it's the unique and distinct front camera. The Y9s features a strange yet charming pop-up front camera that shoots with 16MP.

The results were similar to the rear camera, nothing too praiseworthy, and nothing worth condemning. When it comes to capturing videos the Y9s does so in 1080p at 30fps, a respectable capability, given the phone's price point. For users who are active often on social media, the Y9s shoots passable photos and videos which can be edited through third-party apps to give each photo an extra boost in color contrast, brightness, and saturation, aside from lacking in color, the shots from this model were clear and crisp, nothing about the photos would indicate they were shot on an entry-level device, this is a claim few other handsets can support.

One day charge capability:

Powering the beautiful display, and decent cameras is a Li-Po, 4000mAh Battery with 10W charging capabilities. This device packs enough power to support all the hardware present on the phone as well as keep the phone powered up all through the day and even up until the late night. Given its position its no surprise that the battery does not support fast-charging, that being said, the phone charges at a decent rate when utilizing the factory charger and the USB-C cable that accompanied the phone upon shipping out. For consumers looking to make a gaming phone out of the Y9s, the battery can certainly support such an endeavor, however, this will drain the batteries power quite quickly depending on the frame rate of the game, as well as the graphics requirements, and processing load.

If one intends to utilize this model for the express purpose of gaming, it would be an extremely wise decision to keep the charging adaptor and charging cable close at hand, to avoid discharging in the middle of a match. When fully tested the phone was rated to give a constant media output of about 12hrs, this is significantly lower than other phones at the same price point, but few of these competitors wield the display that the Y9s does.

Well-rounded connectivity, speedy accessibility:

Connectivity was one aspect of this device that was not compromised. The phone comes fully equipped with all the modern connection capabilities from WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, 4G LTE, and GPS. Reviews indicate the phone was successful in utilizing these connections as the user's location was easily pinpointed in location apps with little to no serious discrepancies. So the user can always be sure that regardless of where their day may take them, they will always remain connected and just a biometric scan away from active connection and communication to other users. Given that the biometric scan is what enables the consumer to utilize the Y9s and all its connection properties, HUAWEI made sure to utilize a biometric scanning system that was efficient and accurate. This is reminiscent of all their smartphones, if the phone scans quickly and rarely produces an error, the buyer can be certain they are using a HUAWEI phone. Such quick biometric capabilities are useful when one needs to open their device in a hurry.

For all it's connections and sensors, this particular phone does well to remain on-par with the competition and it would not be a stretch to say that its connection capabilities are the same as other smartphones. The edge for the Y9s lies in its quick biometric scanning and snappy location services.

The beautiful smartphone, for the user with a budget:

By catering to the masses, HUAWEI has made a phone that practically sells itself, with its speedy biometrics, decent camera, Sufficient computing power, and above-average display, It's not difficult to see why the Y9s is a go-to choice for many consumers around the world. The market is populated by dozens of flagship smartphones with top of the line hardware and powerful processors, but these advanced mobile communication platforms also come with rather large price tags, many consumers find that the enhanced features of these devices are often made pointless by the expensive purchasing price which they merit. Thankfully, HUAWEI has thought to make a smartphone that can satisfy the base requirements for any modern smartphone while still delivering decent performance, stunning graphics, and efficient battery life. The average overall performance of this device may be a point of contention for some but anyone looking for high performance at a price range such as this will be disappointed. This device was made to be an economic alternative to expensive handsets, the HUAWEI Y9s isn't a lackluster phone, it is an all-around phone, it will not perform outstandingly in many technological categories, purely because it performs decently in all of them.

March 19, 2020