Published 18:35 IST, November 8th 2019
Huawei Y9s launched with 48MP triple rear, 16MP pop-up front camera
Huawei has launched a new mid-range phone called the Y9s in select markets which seems to be a slightly bumped up variant of the recent Y9 Prime 2019.
Huawei has launched a new mid-range phone called the Y9s in select markets which seems to be a slightly bumped up variant of the Y9 Prime 2019 which was recently launched in India. Just like the Y9 Prime 2019, the Y9s is also a pop-up selfie camera phone. It also has triple rear cameras with a 48MP main sensor and a 4,000mAh battery powering the whole thing with USB Type-C charging.
Huawei Y9s specs and features
The Huawei Y9s continues Huawei’s signature gradient finish design – the phone will be available in Midnight Black and Breathing Crystal options. Unlike the Y9 Prime 2019, the Y9s has a side mounted fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication. There’s also USB Type-C for charging and data syncing.
In terms of core specs, the Huawei Y9s has a 6.59-inch LCD display with a 1080p+ resolution. The phone is powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin 710 processor paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage which is also expandable. The dual-SIM phone runs Android Pie-based EMUI 9.1 and pack a 4,000mAh battery under the hood.
On to the optics, the Huawei Y9s comes with a triple rear camera setup consisting of one 48MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP depth sensor. The Huawei Y9s further comes with a 16MP pop-up selfie camera.
The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 also has a 6.59-inch LCD display with a 1080p+ resolution and is powered by the same Kirin 710 processor but this is paired with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. On to the optics, the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 comes with a triple rear camera setup consisting of one 16MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP depth sensor. The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 triple camera setup AI is claimed to identify 22 categories and 500+ scenes in real-time. The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 further comes with a 16MP pop-up selfie camera. The front camera supports AI features like 3D portrait.
The Huawei Y9 2019 sells in India at a price of Rs 15,990 for the variant with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage.
Updated 18:52 IST, November 8th 2019