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The Y9 Prime 2019 gets an upgrade
Huawei starts off 2020 with a new mid-range phone in the form of the Y9s. A successor to last year’s Y9 Prime 2019, the Y9s retains the all-screen, notch-free display of its predecessor but gets a cleaner glass back panel, a now-side-mounted fingerprint scanner, more RAM (6GB vs 4GB), and a higher-resolution 48-megapixel main rear camera.
Huawei Y9s Specs
- 2.2GHz HiSilicon Kirin 710F octa-core processor
- Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
- 6GB of RAM
- 6.59-inch Full HD+ LCD display; 1080 x 2310 resolution
- 128GB of expandable storage (up to 256GB via microSD)
- Triple rear cameras: 48-megapixel f/1.8 main camera with 1/2′ sensor; 8-megapixel f/2.4 ultra-wide-angle camera, 2-megapixel f/2.4 depth sensor; with EIS, PDAF, LED Flash
- 16-megapixel f/2.2 pop-up front camera
- 4G, LTE (Dual SIM, Hybrid Tray)
- WiFi, Bluetooth
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Fingerprint scanner, Facial Recognition, USB-C
- Android Pie 9 with EMUI 9.1
- 4000mAh battery with 10w charging
The Y9s is priced at Php 13,990 and will be available for pre-order via Lazada and Shopee until January 18. Those pre-ordering will get freebies that include a 1-day Anytime Fitness voucher, gift pack, and a Php 100 shopping voucher. Don’t forget to check out our quick review on the Y9s: