Review Huawei Y7 2019
Review Huawei Y7 2019
Big, good and affordable. The Y7 2019 retails for only 199 Euros (~US$224), but Huawei has still managed to cram in a 6.26-inch display, dual rear-facing cameras and a 4,000-mAh battery among its other impressive features. Read on to find out whether the device’s impressive specs on paper can combine to create a strong entry-level smartphone and how it fares against its competitors.
Huawei has upgraded the largest model of its entry-level Y series. The Chinese company aims the Y7 2019 at young buyers and has tried to lure them in by pricing the device at 199 Euros (~US$224). The Y7 2019 has numerous improvements over its predecessor, the Y7 2018, too.Specifically, the screen has grown from 5.99-inches to 6.26-inches, the storage has doubled from 16 to 32 GB, and there is now 3 GB of RAM compared to the 2 GB with which Huawei equipped the Y7 2018. The SoC has also received a minor upgrade from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 to the Snapdragon 450. Furthermore, the new Y7 has dual rear-facing cameras, the main one of which is a 13 MP sensor that is supported by a 2 MP sensor. Moreover, the battery capacity has increased from 3,000 mAh to an impressive 4,000 mAh.
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The Y7 2019 is practically the same size as its predecessor, although it has a slightly taller display; the Y7 2019’s display operates natively at 1520x720 compared to the 1440x720 at which the Y7 2018 operates. Huawei has reduced the top and bottom bezels to accommodate the larger display, which gives the Y7 2019 a more elegant look than its predecessor in our view. The company has included a notch too that contains the front-facing camera.
The Y7 2019 has a plastic back case just like its predecessor. However, Huawei has switched to a glossy finish rather than the matte plastic that it used in the Y7 2018. The Y7 2019 still has a restrained design though despite the added glamour and its rounded edges help it fit well in our hands.
Our review unit is solid for an entry-level smartphone and does not creak or bend no matter how hard we try to twist it. We can depress the back cover and the display, but this does not impact its rigidity in our opinion.
Huawei currently sells the Y7 2019 in Midnight Black along with Aurora Blue and Coral Red.