Huawei Y9 2019 launched in India for Rs 15,990, will be Amazon-exclusive

Huawei is ringing in the new year 2019 in India with a new affordable smartphone called the Huawei Y9 2019. The Huawei Y9 2019 has been launched in India for Rs 15,990 and will be available for buying from Amazon India from January 15. For a limited period, Huawei will be bundling Boat Rockerz Sports Bluetooth headphones worth Rs 2,990 with the Huawei Y9 2019, the company has announced. 

The Huawei Y9 2019 comes with Huawei and Honor’s signature gradient colour design with an iPhone X-style notch on the front, although being a budget device also means that it rocks a plastic body (with a glossy finish). It comes with a 6.5-inch 1080p+ display and Huawei’s in-house Kirin 710 processor under the hood. It comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The phone is further backed by a sizeable 4,000mAh battery and it charges via standard micro-USB.        

On the software front, the Huawei Y9 2019 runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based EMUI and packs marquee Huawei features like GPU Turbo technology for enhanced gaming experiences.  

On the camera front, the Huawei Y9 2019 has a dual camera setup on the rear consisting of one 16MP senor and another 2MP sensor for depth-sensing or portrait photography. The Huawei Y9 2019 also packs two cameras on the front: a 13MP and another 2MP sensor with features like 3D portrait lighting. Both the rear and front cameras also pack lots of AI or artificial intelligence: they can apparently recognize 500 scenes in as many as 22 categories and then accordingly they can selectively tweak the settings to produce enhanced photos, according to Huawei. 

The Huawei Y9 2019, at its launch price of Rs 15,990, will compete with phones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, the Nokia 7.1 and the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 among others. It will also be competing with a couple of Honor offerings like the Honor 8X and the soon to launch Honor 10 Lite.

“As a global technology leader in consumer devices, our constant endeavour is to offer meaningful innovation in a fast-paced world driven by technology advancements. With the launch of Huawei Y9 2019, we are introducing new smartphone capabilities with several technological advancements and superior aesthetics without compromising on the premium quality that Huawei is renowned for, providing our consumers with the best possible experience,” Tornado Pan, Country Manager (Huawei Brand), Consumer Business Group, Huawei India, said while announcing the Huawei Y9 2019 for the Indian market. 

Also Read: Honor 10 Lite India Launch On January 15, Expected To Cost Around Rs 15,000