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Huawei Y9 (2019) with 6.5-inch notched display, Kirin 710 launched in India: Price, specifications
Huawei Y9 (2019) smartphone launched in India: Y9 sports a 6.5-inch FHD+ notched display, Kirin 710 processor and dual front and rear cameras with a price tag of Rs 15,990
New Delhi | Updated: January 10, 2019 02:14 PM IST
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Huawei Y9 2019 comes in Sapphire Blue and Midnight Black colour options.
Huawei has launched its Y9 (2019) smartphone in India, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone. It’s a premium looking handset with a 6.5-inch FHD+ notched display, Kirin 710 processor and dual front and rear cameras, at a reasonable price. It will go on sale in India via Amazon.in for Rs 15,990 starting January 15. All customers will be getting a pair of Boat Rockers Sport Bluetooth headphones with the device worth Rs 2,990 for free.
Going by the design, the phone definitely has premium looks, with a glass and metal back. The Huawei Y9 2019 comes in Sapphire Blue and Midnight Black colour options.
It’s a rather big screen, measuring 6.5 inches with a 1080×2340 pixels FullView Display panel and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It’s powered by a Kirin 710 system-on-chip (SoC), which should be decent enough to everyday use.
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Other specifications include 4GB RAM, 64GB of internal storage, microSD support, and a 4,000mAh battery with fast charging support. Plus, it has a fingerprint sensor on the rear that can unlock in 0.3 seconds. The handset runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2.
Flipping the device around reveals similarities to Huawei’s previous-generation mid-range smartphones. The phone has got a 16MP rear camera with LED flash, and a 2MP secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots.
Huawei has also added two cameras on the front with 13MP sensor along with a 2MP sensor for portrait selfies. Both the front and rear camera have AI photography features from Huawei.
Anuj Bhatia is a personal technology writer at indianexpress.com who has been covering smartphones, personal computers, gaming, apps, and lifestyle tech actively since 2011. He specialises in writing longer-form feature articles and explainers on trending tech topics. His unique interests encompass delving into vintage tech, retro gaming and composing in-depth narratives on the intersection of history, technology, and popular culture. He covers major international tech conferences and product launches from the world's biggest and most valuable tech brands including Apple, Google and others. At the same time, he also extensively covers indie, home-grown tech startups. Prior to joining The Indian Express in late 2016, he served as a senior tech writer at My Mobile magazine and previously held roles as a reviewer and tech writer at Gizbot. Anuj holds a postgraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University. You can find Anuj on Linkedin.
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