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.