Huawei Philippines shared online the news regarding the availability of two of their upcoming entry-level devices, the Y3 and the Y5. These entry-level phones rock good specs at affordable prices, and may poise to shake up the current international entry-level handset segment of the local market.
The Y3, for one, boasts a quad-core Speadtrum chip, 4GB of internal storage, and Dual-SIM connectivity. The Y3 is offered in four colors — white, black, and bubblegum-like red and blue — but we’re not sure if Huawei will be bringing all of them into the country.
Huawei Y3 specs
- 4.0 inch WVGA LCD display, 480 x 800, 233ppi
- 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC8830
- 512MB RAM
- 4GB internal storage
- expandable via microSD
- 5MP rear FF camera with Dual LED Flash
- 2MP front camera
- Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
- 3G HSPA+
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and LE, GPS with A-GPS, FM Radio
- Androidn 4.4.2 KitKat with Emotion UI 3.0
- 1730mAh battery
- 122.6 x 63.8 x 10.9 mm, 120 g
Also known as the Honor Bee, the Y5, on the other hand, is a 4.5-inch device that sports 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and Android KitKat with EMUI out of the box.
Huawei Y5 specs
- 4.5-inch WVGAIPS display, 480 x 800, 207ppi
- 1.2GHz Quad-core Spreadtrum SC7741G
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB internal storage
- expandable via microSD up to 32GB
- 8MP rear camera w/ LED flash
- 2MP front camera
- Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
- 3G HSPA+
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and LE, GPS with A-GPS, FM Radio
- Android 4.4.2 KitKat w/ Emotion Lite 3.0 UI
- 1,730mAh battery
- 134.3 x 66.7 x 10 mm, 143 g
While it may officially land this Saturday, June 20, we’ve seen a few retail stores put it up early on their online listings. The Huawei Y3 retails for Php 2,990, while the Y5 sports a Php 3,490 price tag. Both phones are said to come with two covers as freebies.