The recent Amazon teaser reveals that Huawei is ready to launch another mid-range smartphone Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 in India. This phone is the successor of Huawei Y9 which was launched in January 2019. Amazon teaser also reveals that Huawei Y9 Prime will be the first smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera mechanism, and will be available for purchase on the e-commerce website Amazon. The mid-tier device offers a pop-up selfie camera, notch-less display, and a Kirin 710F Soc, among other things.
However, the Amazon teaser doesn’t mention the launch date, but only states the smartphone is ‘Coming Soon’. We can expect the phone will launch in India at the end of this month, and available on e-commerce giant Amazon.
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 Expected Price in India
The price of this device has not been revealed yet for the Indian market. However, the phone is currently available in a few countries like the Philippines, Chile, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya. The phone 4Gb + 128GB variant is sold at Philippine Piso 12,990 (roughly Rs. 17,500) in Philippines, KSH 23,499 (roughly Rs. 15,700) in Kenya, at SAR 969 (roughly Rs. 17,800) in Saudi Arabia, and at $249.99 (roughly Rs. 17,150) in Chile. So, we can expect Huawei to launch this smartphone at a price range between Rs. 16-17,000 in India.
Also, the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 was launched in three colour variants – Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, and Emerald Green in other countries. We can expect this phone will come with the same color options in India too.
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 specifications
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 device will be an upgrade to the Huawei Y9 2019. In terms of specifications, Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) has a better display without punch hole or notch, triple rear camera setup and a powerful octa-core Hisilicon Kirin processor.
The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is a mid-range smartphone device runs Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.0. The phone sports a massive 6.59 inches FHD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
The phone is powered by an improved 2.2GHz octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) chipset, which efficiently enhances the running speed and consumes less power. It is coupled with 4GB RAM enough for the smooth running of the day-to-day task and playing high-end games. The device comes with a 64GB and 128GB inbuilt storage options.
As far as the cameras are concerned, The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 sports a triple rear camera setup with a 16-megapixel primary sensor, 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor for taking clearer and brighter images. Also, the rear camera has enhanced AI photography, which can recognize 22 categories and 500+ scenes in real-time, so the clicked pictures will be more accurate and vivid.
The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 sports a motorized 16-megapixel AI front selfie camera for taking stunning selfies. There is a real-time image optimizing in 8 scenes and will intelligently adjust the retouching intensity. The camera also captures brilliant 3D portraits with studio-quality lightning effects.
This powerful device is backup by a Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery, equipped with a reversible design type-C USB port. Moreover, it comes with the smart power-saving processor to significantly increase the device’s overall power efficiency.
| BODY | Dimensions | 163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | 196.8 g | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Build | Front glass, plastic back | |
| DISPLAY | Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.59 inches, 106.6 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~391 ppi density) | |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 |
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | |
| MEMORY | Internal | 4 GB RAM, 64/128 GB |
| MAIN CAMERA | Dual | 16 MP + 8 MP (ultrawide) + 2 MP (depth sensor) |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | Motorized pop-up 16 MP |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| BATTERY | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Image Source: Huawei Website
