Huawei Y5 2017


Huawei Philippines has just made the entry-level Y5 2017 official in the country thru Globe' Telecom's postpaid offering. It's available for FREE at Plan 599! The Huawei Y5 2017 is the follow-up to their entry-level offering last year. It now has better build, design, specs, and cameras.

In particular, the handset boasts a 5 inch HD IPS display with 294 pixels per inch. Inside, it is powered by MediaTek's 64 bit MT6737T quad core processor paired with 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB storage, and 3,000 mAh of battery.

It also has a brighter 8 MP f/2.0 w/ AF and dual tone LED flash. In front, there's a 5 MP shooter with 84 degrees wide angle lens and softlight flash. Then the phone has LTE, Bluetooth, A GPS, dual SIM slots, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS w/ EMUI 4.1 on top.

Huawei Y5 2017 Specs
  •         Display: 5 Inch HD IPS 1280 x 720 resolution at 294 ppi
  •          CPU: 1.4 GHz 64 Bit MT6737T quad core processor
  •          GPU: Mali T720
  •          RAM: 2 GB
  •          ROM: 16 GB expandable via micro SD card
  •          Back Camera: 8 MP f/2.0 w/ AF and dual tone LED flash
  •          Selfie Camera: 5 MP w/ 84 degrees wide angle and softlight flash
  •          Battery: 3,000 mAh
  •          OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS w/ EMUI 4.1
  •          WiFi, 3G, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A GPS, GLONASS dual SIM
  •          Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass, light
  •          Others: Colors: gold, pink, blue, white, gray
  •          Dimensions: 143.8 x 72 x 8.35 mm
  •          Weight: 150 g
  •          Price: Plan 599


Currently, the phone is only available via postpaid. There's no word yet if Huawei will sell it on physical stores as well.