Reasons why the new Huawei Y7a is an exceptional phone for the youth

Most of the time, entry-level devices aren't designed to impress in nearly every aspect. That is not the case with the Huawei Y7a.

Huawei Y7a Crush Green

What Makes the Huawei Y7a exceptional? Let’s take a look!

At just PHP 8,999, the Y7a features a trendy design in different attractive colors, a large immersive display, pretty fast performance, ample storage, large battery capacity with fast charging, and a lot of cameras which offers the versatility of pricer shooters.

To further elaborate on those traits. Read on.

The 6.67-inch HD display offers a visceral experience

Large and immersive screen

Huawei Y7a uses a 6.67-inch display with a high-resolution display, high screen-to-body ratio, and a well thought off top-center punch-hole to house the selfie camera. Unlike some similarly priced handsets with HD (720p) screens, it uses a good quality and crispier Full HD (1080p) screen which will let you enjoy viewing content better. 

Every color on offer is attractive

The back of the phone

The back of the device looks equally as good as its front. Huawei Y7a is boasting a 3D Arc Design to truly deliver an ergonomic experience and a fashionable overall polish that reflects is pretty good craftsmanship for a budget phone. It is available in Crush Green, Blush Gold, and Midnight Black.

The unit that we have is the Crush Green colorway with a stunning high-gloss finish that you won't normally find on affordable handsets. It also has a nice and modern-looking camera hump that is far from thick.

In addition, from its sides, you'll see that the device comes with a streamlined unibody with a fingerprint reader on the mid-frame. This allowed the Y7a to keep the integrity of the backplate and provide a bezel-less look on the front, as it should be.

Hardware: Fast-charging, large battery, 48MP Quad AI Camera

Good enough speed

Of course, this device is a capable all-rounder. It is boasting a 2.0GHz 14nm Kirin 710A octa-core processor, a power-efficient chip that is speedy enough to run a lot of apps with ease. It even has ample 4GB RAM to ensure a smooth multitasking experience, 128GB expandable storage to enable you to store a lot of files, games, music, videos, documents, and more, and a 5,000mAh battery with a USB-C 22.5W SuperCharge technology.

In our tests, real-life usage of the device can last for about 2 days on a single charge. Charging is also faster than other devices with big battery capacity due to its 22.5W charging making its users do more with their devices rather than just waiting for it to be charged.

It can take crisp-looking low light shots using the handheld Night mode feature

Unlike many budget phones, the ultra-wide mode of the Y7a is not heavily distorted

The 8MP camera takes clear selfies as well

Form cameras, it is a versatile one as mentioned. It uses a 48MP Main Camera, 8MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera, 2MP Macro Camera, and 2MP Depth Camera.

Software: EMUI 10.1 and countless more apps

EMUI 10.1 is smooth and stable

Huawei Y7a runs with the EMUI 10.1 software designed to bring convenience to its users. It has the Huawei MeeTime which enables HD calling even if you have a weak connection or even under dim lighting situations, an intelligent Gallery app that organizes your photos, Smart Collage that generates beautiful photomontages using two to nine photos for quick sharing on social media, and a Smart Screenshot to let users do a full-screen shoot, partial screenshot, scrolling screenshot, and even screen recording by knocking the screen with one or two knuckles.

By default, the handset also has the AppGallery for downloading a lot of apps including popular games and apps such as Free Fire, Asphalt 9, Facebook, TikTok, Kumu, Viu, Foodpanda, Snapchat, Mobile Legends, and more.

It also has the Petal Search Widget pre-installed on the home screen that its users can use to search for news, images, and many more. It also lists apps from multiple sources including Appgallery for users to download.

Huawei Y7a Specs

Display: 6.67-inch 2.5D curved LCD (IPS) screen w/ FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 14nm Kirin 710A octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G51 MP4

RAM: 4GB

ROM: 128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.8 + 8MP f/2.4 120-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0

Battery: 5,000mAh Li-Po w/ 22.5W fast charging

OS: Android 10 w/ EMUI 10.1

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz), 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.1 BLE, FM Radio, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB-C, Colors: Midnight Black, Crush Green, Blush Gold

Dimensions: 165.65 x 76.88 x 9.26 mm

Weight: 206 g

Price: PHP 8,999 (PHP 7,599 new SRP)

Quick thoughts

Like what we mentioned in our review, the Huawei Y7a is one of the must-consider phones at this price point. It simply has the set of features needed to keep up with the lifestyle of Gen Zs, allowing them to be bold, loud, and real.

To pre-order via Huawei Store, Lazada, and Shopee, you may check out these links:

Huawei Store: https://tinyurl.com/y5vwhrjl

Lazada: https://tinyurl.com/y6l3tx7m

Shopee: https://tinyurl.com/yyl4uwt3 

To read our full review, visit this link.