Huawei Y7a has been launched as the company's latest budget smartphone, a rebranded Huawei P Smart 2021. The new model comes with a hole-punch display and offers quad rear cameras. The Huawei Y7a includes the HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC that is already powering smartphones such as the Honor 9C as well as tablets including the Huawei MatePad T10 and MatePad T10s. The Huawei phone also comes in 64GB and 128GB of onboard storage options. Furthermore, the Huawei Y7a features three distinct colour options and supports 22.5W fast charging.
Huawei Y7a price has been set at MYR 799 (roughly Rs. 14,200) for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration. The phone also has a 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant but that's limited to the Latin American markets. Furthermore, the Huawei Y7a comes in Blush Gold, Crush Green, and Midnight Black colour options. Details about the global launch of the Huawei Y7a are yet to be revealed. To recall, the Huawei P Smart 2021 had been launched in EUR 229 (roughly Rs. 20,000) in late last month.
The dual-SIM (Nano) Huawei Y7a runs on Android 10 with EMUI 10.1 on top (sans Google services) and features a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) IPS display with a 20:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, there is an octa-core Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with the quad rear camera setup that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor, along with an 8-megapixel secondary sensor that carries an ultra-wide-angle sensor on top, as well as a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. There are also preloaded features including Super Night Shot.
For selfies, the Huawei Y7a comes with an 8-megapixel camera sensor at the front. It is paired with an f/2.0 lens.
The Huawei Y7a offers up to 128GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB). Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light, magnetometer, and a proximity sensor. There is also a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Huawei has provided a 5,000mAh battery that supports the 22.5W SuperCharge fast charging technology. Besides, the phone measures 165.65x76.88x9.26mm and weighs 206 grams.
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