Kadua aaldaw, Huawei napablaak ti maysa kadagiti pinaka-budjet-friendly a mid-range smartphonena, ti Y7a. Napangruna dagiti tattao iti dagupna no saan nga addaan daytoy iti maipapan a presio. Asideg kadagiti naibaga tayo iti hands-on, mangsayaat ta makita ti sabali pay a maited ti Y7a.
Disenio ken Konstruksion
Saan man ti Y7a, maysa daytoy kadagiti pinaka-putik ken pinaka-atraktibo a smartphones a nakitami. Agtultuloy daytoy iti subtile a pink gradient nga addaan iti napudot a pink a tinge iti tengnga. Saan a makapadasan a ti colorway ket naawagan a Blush Gold. Kasla blush laeng daytoy. Ngem, napigsa daytoy kadagiti fingerprint smudges ken scratches gapu iti glossy coatna, tapno masolusyunan daytoy, masapul nga agsaksakay dagiti users iti jelly case.
Kasla plastik ti lawa, ngem marigatna ken maitutop. Naipakita mi ti napuspusayna a profile, ken nasayaat ti panagkaykayatna. Adda pay iti 206g a timbang.
Agus-ayon ti likodna, makitayo ti vertikal a ⟨⟩AI quad-camera setup, kasla ti 48MP, ken ti Huawei branding.
Itaon, makita mi ti maysa a napigsa a dot notch iti tengnga ti screen a mangisagana iti front camera, ti call speaker, ken dagiti sensor a makapada.
Agtoyami dagiti volume keys ken ti power/lock a mangipakita a fingerprint sensor iti kanawan a sanga. Dagiti buton ket napigsa ken adda ti tactile a pannakaammo.
Agtoyami a triple card slot a makapagkaykayadua a nano-SIM ken adda pay a dedicated microSD card slot iti kabaetan ti kaliwat.
Ket sa ibabaw, makatigumtengmi kami iti noise-canceling a mikropono.
Ababa, adda ti USB Type-C a port, ti unay a mikropono, ti 3.5mm a audio port, ken ti tunggal grilla ti speaker.
Displego ken Multimedia
Para iti panangipakita, adda ti Y7a a 6.67-inch Full HD+ IPS display a may-ayon a resolution ti 2400 x 1080. No maipada iti kalidad, napudno daytoy. Dagiti kulay ket napigsa ken nasayaat. Adda pay idiay a widescreen nga espasio, tapno masarakan dagiti umili a makita ti kontenido iti daytoy a device. Adda met a pagpilian a mapukaw ti notch, no kasla mangsakit kadakayo.
Dagiti user ket maitulok pay dagiti settings babaen ti panangipatungpal iti color mode ken temperatura ti screen agingga a kasapulanda, ken panagbalin ti resolution ti screen nga High (2400 x 1080) wenno Low (1600 x 720) para iti pannakainom iti bassit a baterya. Ngem, iti kaso kami, kadawyan laeng a nausarmi ti Smart Resolution ta agadapdaya no kasano nga awan-awanan ti resolution no masapul.
Maipangato ti quality ti audio, saan met laeng a nasayaat. Makakaput ken maliklik, ngem adda napigsa a distortion no ma-set ti volume iti maximum. Ngem asideg daytoy, sapaten dayta para kadagiti casual nga agdangran. Dagiti user ket mabalin a usaren dagiti earphones a sumrek iti kaso para iti nasayaat a panagdangran.
Kamera
Ang Y7a ket addaan iti quad-rear setup a mangkabilang iti 48MP main, 8MP 120-degrees ultra-wide, 2MP depth, ken 2MP macro sensors. Adda met daytoy iti 6x zoom. Sane, para kadagiti selfies, addaan daytoy iti tunggal ⟨PH1X⟩ a front camera.
Ag pay laeng a maituloyanna ti adu a karkampana a sursurok, a mangiyunay Aperture (bokeh), Night, Portrait, Pro, Slow-mo, Panorama, Light Painting, ken High-Resolution, para kadagiti sabali. Sinubatanmi ti AI Lens a sursurok, a kasla Google Lens, ket saan daytoy a maysa a napintas a sursurok. Ti instant translation, no masao, saanna a mangipakita iti napintas a panagbalin, ken ti calorie counter saan a makasubli kadagiti pagkakanan, ken saan met laeng a nasayaat. Ngem ti naimbag a sursurok, ket dagiti sabali a AI features ket agsursurok iti napintas.
Karanoan ti quality ti imahe, nasayaatda. Adda daytoy ti naammuan a sharpness, ngem kasla sato met laeng ti color reproduction, no man adda AI wenno saan. Basa, ti ginawa ti AI ket agpababa iti saturation ti imahe, ken kadawyan, saan met laeng a maitutop daytoy no adda wenno saan, gapu ta masapulmi nga awan ti AI kadagiti kaaduan a panawen. Ti ultra-wide lens ket mangipakita met laeng a nasayaat a trabaho, ken agdayawkami iti saanna a mangipababa iti distortion. Saan met laeng a napigsa ti 6x zoom.
Para iti bokeh, nasayaatmi daytoy. Adda daytoy ti napintas a pagbaetan ti background ken ti paksa, ken dagiti user ket makapagbaba agingga iti f/0.95 para iti creamy a bokeh. Adda met daytoy ti High-Resolution a feature nga agtultuloy iti nagananna. Adda daytoy kadagiti adu a detalye, nasayaat a dynamic range, ken mas naipadpadayon a color reproduction.
Karanoan a selfie, nasayaatda. Kasla ti inammoanmi maipapan kadagiti rear camera, napigsa ti kulor, ken dagus ti skin tone a saanna nga agtultuloy a natural. Ngem, makapagkita ka pay iti naan-anay a selfie babaen daytoy a device.
Karanoan para kadagiti video, makapangitngit daytoy agingga 1080p iti 60fps para iti rear camera ken 1080p iti 30fps para iti front camera. No agsinnabtanakka, adda pay laeng ti EIS support, ket masna a panagkaykaysa dagiti kammo para maipatungpal nga awan ti shaky footage. Agsipud ta saan a makaitutop ti ultra-wide lens iti 60fps. No maipapan iti quality, average laeng daytoy. Makakita kami kadagiti nasayaat a footage iti daylight, ngem saan a mangipaay iti napigsa a panangidumaduma iti rabii. Muddy ken napuputputen ti noise.
UI, OS, ken Apps
Agus-agus ti Y7a ket EMUI 10.1 a naibatay iti Android 10. Ti maysa a banbanag nga awan ti nasayaatmi iti EMUI ket ti bloatware. Manipud iti pannakaammo, adda kami kadagiti adu a aplikasion a mangiduronto. Adda met ti pagsasaoanmi para mapapatayda, ngem ti panangpatayda manipud iti tunggal maysa ket mabalin nga agsakit.
Ngem iti nasayaat a paset, napudno ti panangilawlawag, ken dagiti umili ket agtultuloy kadagiti naimbag a katutubo kasla Multi-Window, a naipadur-as pay no agtrabaho kadagiti sabali a banbanag. Dagiti umili met laeng ket makapangngato iti screenshot babaen ti panangpukpok iti screen babaen ti knuckle. Pukkaten ti maysa para iti pagtakderan dagiti screenshot ken pukkaten ti dua para iti pagrekordar dagiti screen. Adda pay ti HUAWEI Assistant a mangipakita kadagiti AI a nasapa, news feed, ken dagiti sabali a serbisio a makapersonal a maikustomisyo.
As we have mentioned time and time again, Huawei doesn’t use Google Mobile Services. Users don’t have to worry as there’s the Huawei AppGallery to download all the apps you need. Some of the new top apps you can find here include Garena FreeFire, SpeedTest, Gcash, TikTok, VLC, and FoodPanda. There’s also the Petal Search Widget that allows you to install apps not only from the Huawei AppGallery but also from official and third-party websites. It also provides suggestions and trending apps information.
Out of the 128GB storage, users get a usable 113GB storage that can be further expanded up to 512GB via microSD card.
Performance and Benchmarks
For internals, the Y7a is powered with HiSilicon Kirin 710A chip coupled with 4GB RAM, Mali G51 MP4 GPU, and 128GB storage. Performance-wise, launching and loading apps is fast; however, it isn’t that snappy. What we do is turn off the Advanced Visual Effects since the animation and blur adds loading time. But that’s just our preference. Even so, navigation is smooth, and multitasking is a breeze.
As for gaming, we tried playing Genshin Impact at the highest possible setting, and as expected, it’s laggy and suffers from frame drops. We tried setting it to medium, and we seldom encounter stutters, too. We were only able to play it smoothly in low settings. However, for PUBG Mobile, we somehow managed to play in a high frame rate with the graphics set to balanced, though there are still occasional lags here and there. We recommend you set the frame rate to medium and the graphics to balanced for a better experience. The back also gets pretty hot after a long time.
• AnTuTu v8 - 158,054
• GeekBench 5 - 299 (Single-core), 1,334 (Multi-core)
• 3D Mark - 1,082 (SSE - OpenGL 3.1), 1,050 (Vulkan)
• PCMark - 6,528 (Work 2.0)
• AndroBench - 305.62 MB/s (Read), 186.89 MB/s (Write)
For biometrics, we get a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and face recognition. Both the fingerprint scanner and face recognition work fast. We’d also like to note that the face recognition works even when we’re wearing a mask, though it’s not as responsive and quick. It also doesn’t work if you’re in a pitch-black room.
Connectivity and Battery Life
For connectivity, the Y7a comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and 4G LTE. It offers a massive 5,000mAh battery with 22.5W Huawei SuperCharge. Hands-down, you get an impressive battery life on this device. It could last us a day or two on a single charge, which involves playing games and browsing on our social media. It can even last longer if you lower the display resolution. As for charging, it took less nearly two hours, probably around an hour and 45 minutes, for it to be fully replenished from 0-100%.
In our PCMark Battery Test, the device got a score of 22 hours and 30 minutes. While in our standard video loop test, it yielded an impressive 24 hours and 10 minutes of playback.
Conclusion
When it comes to bang-for-your-buck smartphones, most consumers’ first choice would probably be either from realme or Xiaomi. However, we think the Huawei Y7a is a strong contender for this segment.
For PHP 8,999, you’re actually getting good specs, including a Full HD+ display, a decent processor, a 48MP quad-camera setup, and not to mention, it’s got amazing battery life. Of course, it also comes with few shortcomings, like not being able to play graphically-intensive games smoothly at high settings and lacking EIS in the video.
At this point, we don’t think that the lack of Google Mobile Services is much of a disadvantage since the AppGallery and the Petal Search Widget offer all the apps you need. We understand where the reluctance is coming from, but it would be a waste not to give the Y7a a chance.
Huawei Y7a specs:
6.67-inches FHD+ (2400 x 1080) IPS display
Kirin 710A octa-core CPU
Mali G51-MP4 GPU
4GB RAM
128GB storage
Expandable up to 512GB via micro SD
Quad rear cameras
• 48MP f/1.8 main
• 8MP f/2.4 120-degrees ultra-wide
• 2MP f/2.4 depth
• 2MP f/2.4 macro
8MP f/2.0 front camera
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 5.1
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
3.5mm headphone jack
Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
5,000mAh battery W/ 22.5w SuperCharge
USB Type-C port
Huawei MeeTime
Huawei App Gallery
EMUI 10.1 (based on Android 10)
165.65 x 76.88 x 9.26 mm
206 g
Midnight Black, Crush Green, Blush Gold
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