Huawei Y7a Review

几天前，Huawei推出了其最实惠的中端智能手机之一Y7a。鉴于其亲民的价格，许多人对其配置印象深刻。除了我们在上手体验中已讨论过的内容外，让我们来看看Y7a还具备哪些其他特性。

设计与建造

毫无疑问，Y7a 是我们见过的最漂亮、最具吸引力的智能手机之一。它采用微妙的粉色渐变设计，中间带有淡淡的粉色调。难怪这种配色被称为“腮红金”。它确实看起来像腮红。然而，由于其 glossy 涂层，它容易沾染指纹和产生划痕，因此用户可能需要贴上果冻壳以弥补这一不足。

机身采用塑料材质，但质感高级且坚固。我们喜爱其纤薄轮廓，握持手感舒适。同时，它拥有相当可观的重量，达206克。

查看其后部，我们看到了垂直堆叠的 48MP AI 四摄系统，以及 Huawei 品牌标识。

正面，我们看到屏幕中央有一个相当大的点状挖孔，其中容纳了前置摄像头、通话扬声器以及顶部的传感器。

我们拥有音量键，电源/锁屏按钮充当右侧的指纹传感器。这些按键手感扎实，具有清晰的触感反馈。

我们在左侧配备了三卡槽，可容纳双纳米SIM卡和专用microSD卡槽。

然后顶部，我们配备了一个降噪麦克风。

下方设有USB Type-C接口、主麦克风、3.5mm音频接口以及单个扬声器格栅。

显示与多媒体

在显示方面，Y7a 配备了一块 6.67 英寸的全高清+ IPS 显示屏，分辨率为 2400 x 1080。就画质而言，表现非常出色：色彩鲜艳且富有冲击力。得益于宽屏显示区域，用户在此设备上观看内容时将获得极佳体验。此外，若对刘海设计感到不适，还可选择隐藏该区域。

用户还可以通过调整屏幕的颜色模式和色温至个人喜好，并将屏幕分辨率更改为高（2400 x 1080）或低（1600 x 720），以节省电池电量。然而在我们的测试中，我们主要使用的是智能分辨率功能，因为它会在需要时自动降低分辨率。

关于音质，其实并不差。声音响亮清晰，不过在音量调至最大时会有明显的失真。除此之外，对于日常聆听已足够。用户可使用包装盒内附赠的耳机以获得更好的听感体验。

相机

Y7a 配备后置四摄系统，包括 48MP 主摄、8MP 120 度超广角镜头、2MP 景深传感器以及 2MP 微距传感器，并支持 6 倍变焦。同时，前置摄像头为单颗 8MP 镜头。

它还配备了一系列相机功能，包括光圈（背景虚化）、夜景、人像、专业模式、慢动作、全景、光绘和高分辨率等。我们体验了其AI镜头功能，该功能类似于Google镜头，但响应速度并不快。即时翻译功能名不副实，而卡路里计数功能有时无法识别食物且偶尔会出现不准确的情况。不过好消息是，其余的AI功能运行迅速。

至于图像质量，它们表现良好。照片具备恰到好处的锐度，不过色彩还原似乎略显饱和，即使关闭 AI 也是如此。基本上，AI 的作用就是提升图像的饱和度，有时开启或关闭 AI 差异不大，因此我们更倾向于大部分时间将其关闭。超广角镜头的表现也相当不错，我们欣赏它不会产生过多畸变。6 倍变焦效果也不算太差。

在低光环境下，照片往往显得浑浊且噪点明显，尤其是使用超广角镜头时——不过也有在开启夜景模式后拍摄效果相当不错的情况。

对于背景虚化效果，我们非常满意。它具备出色的主体与背景分离能力，用户可将光圈低至 f/0.95 以获得奶油般柔滑的散景。此外，它还配备高分辨率功能，名副其实：呈现丰富细节、更佳的动态范围以及更为讨喜的色彩还原。

至于自拍，表现尚可。正如我们前面提到的后置相机一样，色彩显得饱和，肤色也常常不够自然。不过，使用这款设备依然可以拍出不错的自拍照。

至于视频拍摄，后置摄像头最高支持在 60fps 下录制 1080p 视频，前置摄像头则可在 30fps 下录制 1080p。顺便一提，该设备不支持电子防抖（EIS），因此建议保持手部稳定以避免画面抖动。此外，在 60fps 模式下无法使用超广角镜头。就画质而言，表现平平：白天拍摄的画面相对清晰，但夜间效果不佳，画面浑浊且充满噪点。

用户界面、操作系统与应用程序

Y7a 运行的是基于 Android 10 的 EMUI 10.1。我们对 EMUI 不满意的一点是其预装软件过多。从开机伊始，就有多个应用等待下载。虽然我们可以选择删除它们，但逐一删除颇为繁琐。

但另一方面，导航操作简便，用户还能享受多窗口等便捷功能，尤其适合多任务处理。用户只需轻敲屏幕即可截图：单点敲击可截取屏幕，双击则可录制屏幕录像。此外，华为助手还提供人工智能提示、新闻资讯流及其他可个性化定制的服务。

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