Huawei Y6 Pro - budget survivor with decent performance

Recently, Huawei has stopped bothering about the uniqueness and appearance of its smartphones. Most of their devices have a similar design and almost identical characteristics, which, among other things, does not spoil the overall picture and makes users buy their products. Everything is quite logical, since the smartphones of this company are relatively cheap and efficient. One of the representatives of such gadgets is the 2019 Huawei Y6 Pro.

Characteristics and brief information

The model is considered a striking representative of budget options, but despite this it has a sufficient battery capacity and quite decent system parameters. Particular attention should be paid to RAM - the volume is large enough for this price category.

Detailed specifications

Appearance

As already mentioned, the design in this model is unremarkable, it has the usual shape - a rectangular plastic case, the corners of which are slightly rounded. Device dimensions are acceptable:

• Height is 143 mm;
• Width - 72 mm;
• Thickness - 9.8 mm;
• Weight is approximately 160 grams.

The back of the case has a diagonal pattern that can be felt with your fingertips. The image is slightly raised and gives a stylish appearance.

An event indicator light is located next to the front camera and speaker for conversations. Almost all parts of the case have a familiar look, and elements and small parts are in the same places as in their predecessors.

The right edge of the smartphone body bears the power key and volume control beacon, and the lower part contains a multimedia speaker and a micro USB port. Navigation buttons are located on the screen itself - apparently, this move is made for convenience and space saving. The standard 3.5mm audio output is at the top. The device comes in three colors: white, gray and gold.

System

Considering the fact that this model was created as a representative of autonomous smartphones, the correct solution turned out to be the installation of a 64-bit Mediatek mt6582 processor, functioning in collaboration with the Mali 400mp video processor. Such a core is enough to handle many modern applications, as well as lift most heavyweight games.

Device memory

The smartphone is equipped with two gigabytes of RAM.Considering its cost, it can be considered that this is a good indicator. Any ordinary user of this volume will be enough to run several serious applications at once.

The built-in memory of the smartphone has 16 Gigabytes. Taking into account system files and other processes, the user is left with a net 11 GB, which is more than enough to download a lot of multimedia files, games and programs. If there is not enough free space, you can use a memory card - this smartphone supports a volume of 128 Gigabytes. There is a special slot for this memory card, and in the phone settings you can set the card as the main place for installing all the software.

Battery capacity

It was immediately known that a distinctive feature of this smartphone is a high battery capacity at a low price. As it became known, the battery has 4000 mAh - this figure is enough for a long time. And if you take into account the strong load on the phone, namely constant calls, the included WI FI network, surfing the Internet, watching videos and photos, you will notice that the battery lasts for a day. This is quite impressive.

Moderate use of the phone will save the battery for approximately 2-3 days of use. This is taking into account the included video in Full hd mode with full brightness set and the Internet turned off. The battery is fully charged in two hours.

Regarding power consumption, it is worth noting that the device has a number of settings that set even charge consumption. In principle, this was the case in previous models, so there is nothing special here, but still convenient. The bottom line is that thanks to this function, the program distributes energy, and in the event of a critical decrease, it turns off all resource-intensive processes to save charge.

Smartphone camera

The main camera takes pretty good shots. Its resolution is 13 Megapixels. The luminous power level is F / 2.0. The arsenal has autofocus, which works quite fast, as well as an average brightness level of the LED flash. The camera program itself has good functionality, but, despite this, it is easy to learn. Convenient and easy control gives the ability to instantly change exposure, as well as adjust focus. In addition, you can freely set the balance of white colors, contrast, sharpness and saturation.

In well-lit areas, white colors are automatically matched and adjusted to the correct shape. The footage has good color rendition and sufficient contrast. In general, we can say that the images are of acceptable quality and have a good level of detail at medium and close range.

If you look closely at the pictures taken in the daytime, you can see a little noise and graininess. This is obvious, since the smartphone itself is cheap and cannot have a high quality camera. This is compensated by the good quality of the photo during the subject shooting, as well as in the panorama - here the pictures are of high quality, the seams are not visible.

In principle, even in the dark, the pictures are of relatively good quality, which is very strange for such a camera.

What is worth noting as a disadvantage is the video mode. In this case, the quality is disgusting, and in general, the main camera shoots the maximum in HD resolution. Color reproduction is weak, there is almost no saturation, and clarity is not observed. The overall picture is dull and blurry.

The front camera is unexpectedly made to last, it is wide-angle in structure, has 5 megapixels and takes pictures of acceptable quality.

Display

As for the screen, we can say the following - its diagonal is 5 inches, the number of pixels is 1280x720, and there is also an ips matrix. In general, this is a familiar picture for budget options. The quality of the picture on the screen evokes only positive emotions - everything looks colorful and rich.With different tilts of the device in different directions, any glare or flickering will not appear on the screen, and colors will not disappear. This indicates a good screen quality and a correctly exposed matrix. If you set the screen brightness to a minimum, then the visual component will not lose its quality. The only thing that noticeably degrades the image is direct sunlight that hits the screen. In this case, the picture loses its saturation, and the entire screen content disappears in pale colors. The device has the ability to adjust the temperature, so everyone can set it to its maximum if there is a lack of color saturation, or, on the contrary, decrease the color by minus.

It is worth noting a small minus of the screen. In some cases, the display sensitivity disappears and sometimes you have to literally poke your finger at the screen to launch applications or turn the page. Such a jamb is not observed on all representatives of this model. In the event of such a problem, it is recommended to go to the accessibility section of the device and set the sensitivity yourself.

Audio system

The main speaker of the smartphone is relatively loud and has average sound quality. The speaker for a conversation is also considered good, it does not show excessive volume or deafness. What is worth noting is the lack of volume in the headphones. Even setting the volume to maximum, the sound is interrupted by everyday noise.

operating system

The main operating system in this device is Android version 5. The shell is emui 3.1 lite, which creates a not quite familiar interface for android. So to speak, the smaller version does not have any additional features. The reason for this is the price of the device, because the full emui package is usually installed on devices of a higher price category. It is believed that work is underway to update this model to Android 6.1.

The smartphone has several additional features:

1. In case of emergency, this device can be equipped with a powerbank. This can be done by going into the settings and setting special parameters.
2. When the screen is locked, you can enable video recording. To do this, press a certain number of times on the volume control. The combination is set in the settings.

Device communication

The smartphone has two SIM card slots under the back cover. The networks are 3G, 2G, GSM and WCDMA standards. Feature of the phone is the ability to support 4G network. Among the wireless networks of the device are Bluetooth and WI-FI with a frequency of 2.4 GHz. Built-in modules include GPS and Glonas, thanks to which the smartphone can function as a navigator. The connection with the satellite is fast enough, in the region of 14 seconds.

Outcome

Price category

As already mentioned, this device can boast not only solid hardware, but also an adequate price. This promising product ranges from $ 135 to $ 200. It all depends on the configuration and parameters.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Excellent battery capacity;
• Fast operation of the built-in navigation modules, as well as a quick start of the connection;
• Decent main camera;
• Colorful visuals and high-quality display;
• Separate SIM card slots.

• The awful quality of the recorded videos;
• Loss of screen sensitivity;
• Non-removable battery.

It should be noted that this smartphone has quite solid hardware, a good camera and an excellent display. The high battery capacity and low cost of the device are also commendable. However, do not forget about such problems as glitches with screen sensitivity and poor video quality. Such disadvantages are unacceptable even for cheap models.