Huawei y 5. Smartphone Huawei Y5 II Black (CUN-U29) - Reviews. The cost of the provided service

We present a detailed review of Huawei Y5 2018 - from unboxing to describing the interface.

Huawei has decided to supplement the line of inexpensive smartphones with even more affordable and functional models.

Specifications

Parameter:	Meaning:
Screen:	5.45 '' with a resolution of 1440 × 720
RAM:	2 GB
Built-in memory:	16 GB
Battery:	3020 mAh
CPU:	4-core MediaTek MT6739 + PowerVR GE8100 GPU
Camera:	8 MP main and 5 MP front
Operating system:	EMUI 8.0 shell based on Android 8.1
Memory expansion:	MicroSD card up to 256 GB
Weight:	142 grams

The price of the smartphone is 7,500 rubles. As you can see, the characteristics are not bad for such a low cost.

Unpacking and packaging

The gadget comes in a compact white box of the model and firm.

The phone itself is completely wrapped in a factory protective film.

There is also a charging cord in the box. It is quite sturdy and of high quality.

The next piece of equipment Are headphones. Since this is a budget model, you shouldn't expect super-quality sound or expensive headset material.

These are the simplest headphones with below average sound. Suitable for talking over a cellular network or for video calls.

The last piece of equipment is the charging connector.

Please note that it comes without an adapter for European sockets. You will have to buy this part yourself.

Design and build

The smartphone is available in three color variations:

• Black;
• Blue;
• Gold.

Quite a good arrangement of colors, because these three shades are the most popular among Huawei users.

Let's take a look at the body assembly and design using a blue model as an example. The phone looks fresh and unusual in this shade. The color is rich and deep.

note, the whole phone is made of plastic. There are no aluminum inserts.

This is acceptable for such an inexpensive model. In addition, the plastic itself is pleasant to the touch and quite dense.

If you want to buy a gadget in a dark color, be prepared for its increased soiling.

All dirt and dust particles are visible on such a case. This flaw can be hidden with any cover.

On the front of the smartphone, we see a large screen with small bezels. At the top are the proximity sensor, flash and earpiece. Below is the brand logo.

At the ends we see all the necessary control keys, a charging port, an earpiece.

There are no touch-sensitive keys on the case. You need to control the phone using the buttons that are displayed at the bottom of the OS screen.

In general, the assembly of the gadget corresponds to a budget smartphone. She's not perfect, but quite bearable.

When pressed, you can hear small squeaks and crackles, so to protect your smartphone, it is better to additionally purchase or a case in the form of a book.

This minimizes the chance of cracking the case or screen after a fall.

Note! Worldwide smartphone Huawei Y5 2018sold in two assemblies. DRA-L21 - for two SIM cards and DRA-L01 - for one. In CIS stores, there is mainly the first option, but it is better to carefully check the type of assembly before buying a phone.

As you can see, due to the low cost of the gadget, there is no metal coating on the case either. Also, there is no oleophobic coating on the display.

Screen

The screen with a diagonal of 5.45 inches does not pretend to be the best display of the year, but as for a budget employee it is excellent. The picture is displayed in HD resolution (1440 × 720 pixels).

You won't see the individual pixels on the display unless you stare at very bright images for a long time. All shades are very rich.

You will be able to use your smartphone outdoors without any problems. But under the scorching sun, what is happening on the screen will not be able to be seen.

Despite the low resolution and budget of all materials, the viewing angles are good.

The smartphone has the function of automatically adjusting the screen lighting depending on the environment in which the gadget is located (building, street, darkness, and so on).

Although the sensor does not work instantly, after 1-2 minutes the screen manages to adjust to the characteristics of the environment.

Users can independently adjust the color settings.

You can change the color gamut temperature, brightness, contrast, and saturation.

The OS add-ons have an option "Night mode", which can be activated if you often use your phone at night and when it is dark in the building.

The screen will take on a yellowish tint, which will reduce eye strain and make the text easy to read.

Compared to versionHuawei Y5 2017, the new build has an improved color scheme. The shades appear more natural and pleasing to the eye.

Performance

Smartphone performance is one drawback. Powered by Huawei Y5 running MediaTek MT6739.

As you know, this processor is notable for its cheap cost and low performance. Quad-core CPU (frequency 1.5 GHz).

The graphics are powered by the PowerVR GE8100 engine.

The tests show a poor performance result for the phone. On average, the RAM is able to withstand only 2-3 running applications at the same time.

For 2GB of space, this is the expected result. If you do not overload the phone with a lot of software, it will not slow down or freeze.

The concept of a smartphone is a budget, so it makes no sense to demand high performance from the device.

You should not expect high-quality playback of games on the Huawei Y5. For example, Asphalt Extreme is displayed with frequent freezes and blurry graphics.

Other games with more complex graphics, if launched, will often crash.

Huawei Y5 will appeal to the user for whom the latest games and "heavy" applications are not a priority. The gadget is enough to carry out standard tasks.

It works great when surfing the Internet, making calls, listening to music,.

Memory

Although the gadget is available in two assemblies, they differ from each other only in the number of SIM card slots.

The amount of memory in all variations of the Huawei Y5 2018 is the same.

The smartphone has 16 GB of internal memory and 2 GB of RAM. Not the most impressive figures, but 16 GB is enough to install 15-20 programs.

Keep in mind that the system takes up a large proportion of the space. In fact, you get a few gigabytes less.

The RAM in the smartphone is enough for daily work with the browser, multimedia (,) and application applications (office software, notes, schedulers, etc.).

You can expand the permanent memory with memory cards up to 256 GB.

Battery

Battery capacity- 3020 mAh. For a smartphone with a relatively small screen size and average technical characteristics, such a battery is enough for a full day of work without recharging.

If you regularly use the Internet via or, charging will be enough for a maximum of 5-6 hours in the mode of constant loading of web pages.

For users who sometimes make calls throughout the day, work with applications and do not surf the Internet too often, the batteries will last even for 30-35 hours.

Camera

A budget smartphone - a budget camera. The 8 MP main and 5 MP front cameras allow you to take quite good pictures and selfies.

The front camera performs well in video calls.

During the day, the photos are good - all colors are recognized by the lens. But in poor lighting, noise immediately appears on the images.

Even with a slight breeze, subjects in photographs appear blurred.

Videos from the main camera are immediately shot in Full HD, but the final quality is also average.

For constant video shooting, a smartphone is not suitable, but for infrequently capturing important moments, the Huawei Y5 2018 is a good budget solution.

Examples of pictures taken with the main camera:

Sound

If we talk about the quality of the reproduced sound, it leaves much to be desired. The music sounds muffled.

This way you can achieve the best quality. For telephone conversations, the sound is normal. The voice of the interlocutor is heard clearly, without wheezing.

There is no equalizer in the smartphone settings, so you won't be able to customize the sound of the gadget "for yourself".

All communication modules work quickly and without problems. The only drawback is that when GPS is turned on, the current location is determined for 5-10 minutes, which is quite a long time.

Also, due to the system may freeze.

Price

Interface

The Y5 Prime 2018 comes with a preinstalled shell that runs on Android 8.1.

The new version of the OS works quickly, without significant drawbacks. Many users complain about problems with updating the firmware, but the developers promise to fix all bugs by the end of August 2018.

Let us remind you that earlier information appeared on the network that several thousand phones did not download the firmware using the “System Update” settings window.

As far as OS functionality is concerned, the Prime Y5 has been cut back.

Compared to, the top five does not have one-handed control options, and the available gestures are limited.

Limitations do not apply to key OS functions. So the developers managed to achieve normal operation of the smartphone on the new version of Android.

Users can customize the system to their liking.

The following options are available:

• Choice of themes;
• Customizing the desktop layout;
• Convenient navigation panel and the ability to customize it.

Note! In the next version of the firmware, the developers promise to add a software implementation of the user's face recognition algorithm. For convenient and quick unlocking, you do not need a special built-in scanner. Using the front camera and neural network software, your identity will be identified by your smartphone. Quite a useful solution, because in

Color spectrum. The body colors are beautiful and will suit the taste of different categories of users;

Availability. Many were surprised by the price of the Y5, because even for such a device with modest characteristics it is not large;

Sophisticated ergonomics. All the details of the case look great, the smartphone looks stylish and sits comfortably in the hand.

• Performance. The smartphone is not designed to run "heavy" software, so it will not be suitable for fans of games or video editing;
• Cameras. The quality of shooting deteriorates even with the slightest lack of light;
• Sound. Music is played softly.

Today people can no longer imagine their life without the use of mobile phones. Now mobile phones are used not only for calls and messaging. Modern mobile phones need internet support. For many cellular customers, the telephone has become a substitute for a computer. That is why the Beeline communication company has developed an Internet option called "Highway".

With the use of such a service, customers can access the Internet not only through a mobile phone, but also, by moving the SIM card to a tablet or modem, use the network through such devices.

It should be noted that this is not a tariff plan, but a tariff option that can be connected to the tariff itself. This overview provides a detailed description, methods for activating and deactivating an option, and its cost. In addition, it should be noted that the review contains the option “Highway 5 GB.

Beeline provides its customers with several options for the "Highway" option. Each service has its own limitations and features. But the most basic is the traffic provided for use. "Highway 5 GB" is an archive option but nevertheless attracts customers' interest.

Customers who use this service can get 5 GB of traffic per month. At the same time, the use of the Internet can be in different networks, both in 3G and 4G. There are no speed limits, which means you can surf the net very quickly and comfortably.

The service works throughout Russia, with the exception of only some regions. This information is provided on the company's website. You can also clarify the coverage of the option by contacting the operator of the help desk by calling the short number 0611. In areas where the 5 GB Highway option does not apply, customers will need to pay for the Internet for each megabyte used. Payment will be made according to the tariff scale of the active tariff.

The service does not work if the client is in international roaming. In other countries, Internet usage is on a per megabyte basis. You can find out details about the cost of services for the Internet abroad on the company's website.

The undoubted advantage of this option is the ability to use 5 GB of traffic on different devices at the same time. In other words, "Highway 5 GB" can be paid for on the phone, but can be used on any two devices, for example, a tablet computer and a modem.

To activate additional gadgets, you should use your personal account on the company's website. It provides a detailed description that you need to follow by completing the necessary points from the instructions.

Subscribers will not need to pay any additional funds for each connected device.

The cost of the provided service

With regard to payment, customers will not need to pay for activation, because Beeline does not provide for debiting funds for the option for connecting and disconnecting. Subscribers will only need to pay a subscription fee of 190 rubles. The service is available for connection on any tariff plan. But for some tariffs, the cost of the monthly fee may be different. For example, if a client has an activated tariff from the "All Inclusive" line or a series of tariffs "All", then the monthly fee is 190 rubles. will only be in the first month of use. Starting from the next month, the cost of using the option will be transferred to the daily debiting of funds. The amount to be charged every day is RUB 6.95.

For tariff plans from the "All" line, which were activated after 10/07/15, the usage fee will be 190 rubles / month. Moreover, the cost does not change even after using it for a month.

If the internet runs out

To stay up-to-date with the remaining GB for the "Highway 5 GB" option, use the special service command. To do this, dial * 102 # on your phone. After that, you need to click on the call button and the information will be displayed on the screen for the remaining traffic volume.

You can also check the remaining megabytes through the use of your personal account. But it is easier to check the data using the mobile application on the smartphone. It is analogous to a personal account. Through it, you can not only check the balance, but also switch to a new tariff or services, and also keep abreast of the operation of the SIM card. Information about the remainder of the traffic is very important in order to be able to access the network at the right time.

If it so happens that the megabytes have run out, then the speed limit begins to take effect. Thus, the speed of access to the network is reduced to 64 Kbps. At this speed, Internet access will not be available. If this happens, but the Internet is still needed, then Beeline recommends using additional options to extend the speed. The Beeline company has several of them and each subscriber can choose the right service for his needs. Customers can also connect additional services to extend the speed, which will be activated automatically if the packet traffic ends.

Auto-renewal of speed will allow subscribers to use 200 Mb of traffic. Such packages can be credited up to 15 times a month. The cost of one package is 20 rubles. More details can be found on the beeline website or from the operator. In addition to automatic renewal, it is possible to connect other options from the "Extend Speed" line. The cost of such packages ranges from 100 rubles. up to 200 rubles.

Features of the service when used on the "ALL" tariff

Any tariff from beeline can function with this service. But the tariff from the "All" family has some peculiarities in use, namely:

1. Clients receive Internet traffic of 5 GB once a month. In this case, 5 GB is added to the main volume according to the plan.
2. The tariff does not change when using the "Highway 5 GB", but the terms of the option do not change either. It still cannot be used while roaming.
3. If you change the tariff to another, then free megabytes will not be transferred to the new tariff, they are simply canceled.

Connection

Since the "Highway 5 Gb" tariff is included in the archive options, it cannot be connected. But if it was activated earlier, then the Internet connection does not stop. And the cost of the package is 190 rubles / month.

Disconnection

Although the described tariff cannot be enabled, it is possible to disable it if there is a need for this operation.

For this, the beeline has provided several deactivation methods. It is worth noting that a shutdown is made for 0 rubles.

1. The easiest method to turn off the option from the beeline is to use a service code. Clients need to enter * 115 * 070 # on the phone and the 5 GB Highway will be disabled.
2. You can also always ask for help from the employees of the beeline company, who will kindly help to deactivate the service. To do this, you can contact the branded salons of the beeline or call the operator of the help desk by phone 0611 or 87002111. Calls to such numbers are 0 rubles per minute. To disable the option with the help of company employees, you will need to have a SIM card holder's passport.
3. It is also possible to view all active options and tariffs through the phone. To do this, enter the combination * 110 * 05 #. After entering, you need to make a call and a list of active subscriptions, along with the tariff, will appear on the device screen. In addition, on the side there will be detailed information about the method of disabling this or that option.
4. You can disable this service and any other yourself, through your personal account. To do this, you need to go to the site, register in the account and receive a password to enter it. After that, you can fully control and manage the SIM card. An analogue of a personal account is a mobile application from beeline.

Huawei Y5 (2017) doesn't cheat. Before us is a budget model. It is immediately felt when you take it in your hands. Firstly, the phone is a little fat compared to the more expensive ones. Secondly, its body is made of plastic, while there is no sense of density. And although the back cover does not flex, there is a suspicion that it should. Plastic feels like very cheap phones.

Another point is also striking: a rather large bezel around the display, especially in view of modern fashion.

The front panel is covered with glass. We had a white and bronze smartphone - the color combination is also quite controversial. Against a white background, three eyes stand out very well, which are located a little chaotically and not very aligned.

The back side, one would like to call it a lid, since the body is a "plastic" tray, where all the filling is placed, also has no accents. The camera eye stands out against the general background only in blackness. All faces are rounded.

In general, the smartphone leaves a double impression. On the one hand it's the budget, but it still feels a lot better than the Y3 (2017), or some of the third tier brands that have fallen into our hands.

If price positioning would allow and Y5 (2017) to be dressed in metal, then the impression of the device would be much better. Probably, not the most successful combination of colors played a role. In other colors, at least in the photos, the device looks more attractive

Connectors and controls

The front panel of the Huawei Y5 (2017) has no hardware buttons. They are made virtual and take up part of the usable display area.

Above the screen there is an earpiece, camera and sensor windows. It also houses a full LED flash.

A camera and a dual LED flash are found on the back of the smartphone, which already makes the device stand out from its classmates.

On the right side there is a screen on / off button, volume control.

The left sidewall carries a "smart" button. This is an additional control in the Y5 2017 settings called Easy Key.

Three actions can be assigned to this button: single press, double press and press and hold. In the settings there is a choice: shooting with a camera, taking a screenshot, starting a voice recorder, turning on a flashlight. You can also select any of the applications that will be launched by the button. We chose to take a screenshot.

At the top there is a 3.5mm audio jack.

The bottom one houses microUSB and stereo speakers.

Huawei Y5 (2017) has a removable cover. It can be pryed off at the bottom of the right side panel. The cover can be removed easily enough. Put on too. The smartphone battery is not removable.

Interestingly, SIM cards of different formats are used nano and micro. That is, it will not be so easy to change them. The microSD card slot is separate.

And now a video on how to install SIM cards in Huawei Y5 (2017):

Case for Huawei Y5 (2017)

It is easy to buy a cover or cover for Huawei Y5 (2017). All common types can be found.

Such a leather book Y5 (2017) will cost about 700 rubles.

A hard bumper can be purchased for 500-600 rubles. In general, the cost of the covers matches the inexpensive device.

Screen Huawei Y5 (2017)

Display Huawei Y5 (2017) has a diagonal of 5 inches. The screen resolution is 720x1280 pixels, their density, thus, reaches 294 ppi. The IPS matrix is ​​declared. However, its quality is clearly not the highest.

At the height of the screen, in our opinion, only clarity. Despite the fact that the IPS matrix is ​​declared, a slight red-violet tint is clearly visible on the display against a white background, especially at low brightness. In general, the screen bears little resemblance to what you might expect from an IPS matrix.

Huawei Y5 (2017) does not have a display "enhancer", although it would come in handy here. User can adjust brightness and adjust color temperature.

Let's look at the results of objective tests. The brightness of white in a smartphone is 372 cd / m2, and black - 0.21 cd / m2. The contrast is thus 1771: 1. The device lacks brightness, especially in the bright sun, however, due to the highest contrast, the display does not fade in light, although colors are lost.

The color temperature graph is fairly flat and, more interestingly, it is slightly overestimated compared to the 6500K reference. The temperature is in the range of 6800-7000K. The colors are very close to natural.

The color gamut of the screen of Huawei Y5 (2017) turned out to be less than the sRGB range, which is quite rare today for budget smartphones.

The gamma curves of Huawei Y2 are lower than the reference, while the dependence graph has deviations. The shades will be darker.

The screen, as expected, supports 5 touches.

Huawei Y5 (2017) received two cameras. The resolution of the main camera is 8 megapixels, and the front camera is 5 megapixels. Both can record Full HD videos. The front camera also has a flash, just like the main one. The device seems to immediately begs for ideal tools for selfies ... however, there are nuances. More about them later.

The camera interface of Huawei Y5 (2017) is practically no different from that in other devices of the company. On the main screen there is a shutter button, a preview of filters, a window for viewing the taken picture. Also, on the other hand, there are buttons for controlling the flash, switching between cameras and calling the menu.

In the menu, you can see some quick functions, for example, watermarking or geotagging.

The camera has only three main types of shooting: photo, video and time lapse. The latter allows you to shoot 3-5 seconds of video, from which an animated GIF will be made, or the best pictures will be selected. There is not even a "decoration" here that allows you to touch up the skin tone, not to mention the slow shutter speed with which you can play with the light painting, like in the Honor 6C.

Fortunately, all the camera settings are in place: you can choose the white balance, light sensitivity, turn on the smile detector, face detection, determine which button to shoot, etc.

The camcorder has fewer settings. You can turn on stabilization, geotags and turn off the sound.

The front camera interface is exactly the same. There is even a flash control button in place - after all, this smartphone has a front-facing camera. The menu has slightly fewer options for shooting with a camera. There is a mirror.

The positioning of the device as a smartphone for selfies remains dubious. There are also only three shots here: photo, video and time lapse. There is no jewelry, let alone makeup.

You can find the perfect selfie in the settings, but Huawei has had this feature for a couple of years, but more modern ones would not interfere with a smartphone with a flash. In general, the settings for the front camera are the same as for the main one.

The number of camcorder settings is also small.

The main camera of Huawei Y5 (2017) has a maximum resolution of 8 megapixels.

The camera is good at "colors", but with focus and exposure selection it does not always work perfectly.

The front camera has no more than 5 megapixels.

The front camera shoots no worse than the main one, and with closely spaced objects it does better at all. It will be good for a selfie.

The main camera of Huawei Y5 (2017) records Full HD video.

The video quality is good.

The front camera is also able to handle Full HD.

Her videos are also good.

Characteristics Huawei Y5 2017

Huawei Y5 (2017) is a budget device. We do not expect any surprises in terms of performance.

• Huawei official website.
• Manual for Huawei Y5 (2017).
• Firmware for Huawei Y5 (2017).

Huawei Y5 (2017), as expected, has a 4-core processor. The architecture used is Cortex-A53, which is quite good in comparison with Huawei Y3 (2017), in one of which a chip with Cortex-A7 was installed. Graphics - mid-level processor of the last generation.

The platform should pull 2 ​​GB of RAM in games. However, we won't be surprised if we have to deal with slowdown. However, in ordinary tasks, the smartphone did not cause any complaints. The smartphone has 16 GB of memory, of which about 10 are available to the user. The volume can be called acceptable. In this segment, only 8 GB are often given.

The device supports 4G, but the network bandwidth is no more than 150 Mbps. The Y5 does not have newer versions of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. If with Wi-FI the lack of support for 802.11ac cannot be called critical, then support for only Bluetooth 4.0 may turn out to be an unpleasant surprise in some cases.

They are certainly two different-format SIM-cards. For example, having gone abroad, it will no longer be possible to change the main card from the one purchased for the sake of cheap Internet.

The display is formally good specs, but in reality it disappoints us. Cameras also leave a lot to be desired.

The 3000 mAh battery in theory should provide good autonomy, but in the case of the Huawei Y5 (2017), everything is better checked in practice.

Performance testing

As a rival for Huawei Y5 (2017), we chose the youngest of the Samsung Galaxy J. It has a lot of similar stuffing, so the difference in the tests will be determined by different versions of Android OS and the quality of Samsung and MediaTek processors. The advantage is on the side of the latter, as it has a more powerful GPU.

In the comprehensive test, the Huawei Y5 (2017) is faster than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017). Probably due to the graphics.

In JetStream, which simulates a browser load, 3D is not so important, but the OS is important: here Samsung is faster.

Graphic tests clearly show that 2 cores and 650 MHz Mali-T720MP2 are faster than 1 core and 600 MHz Mali-T720.

Huawei Y5 (2017) in Antutu

Based on the results of previous tests, it is clear why the Huawey Y5 (2017) turns out to be better than its rival in AnTuTu.

Huawey Y5 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) showed the same relative result after the autonomy test. There are 83% of the battery left. However, at the same time, the battery of Huawei is 700 mAh more than that of Samsung. The difference can be easily explained: the Exynos chip is made using a 14-nm process technology, while MediaTek's is manufactured using a 28-nm process. The thinner the technology, the higher the energy efficiency. However, in terms of autonomy due to a more capacious battery, Huawei has parity between rivals.

Graphics eat up the most battery. However, we also note the rather high consumption in standby mode when reading.

The phone manager is responsible for energy saving in Huawei Y5 (2017). There are three modes to choose from. For each of them, you can see a preliminary estimate of the running time. Modes are not configurable. But you can enable the function of closing power-consuming applications and configure an exception if you want mail or instant messenger to constantly hang in the background.

Games for Huawei Y5 (2017)

The Huawei Y5 (2017) outscored the Galaxy J3 (2017), which hasn't let us down in games before. We expect no worse results from him in games.

• Riptide GP2: excellent, everything flies;

• Asphalt 7: excellent, everything flies;

• Asphalt 8: excellent, everything flies;

• Modern combat 5: excellent, everything flies;

• Dead trigger: excellent, everything flies;

• Dead trigger 2: excellent, everything flies;

• Real Racing 3: excellent, everything flies;

• Need For Speed: No Limits: excellent, everything flies;

• Shadowgun: Dead Zone: excellent, everything flies;
• Frontline Commando: Normandy: excellent, everything flies;

• Frontline commando 2: excellent, everything flies;
• Eternity warriors 2: excellent, everything flies;

• Eternity warriors 4: excellent, everything flies;
• Trial Xtreme 3: excellent, everything flies;

• Trial Xtreme 4: excellent, everything flies;

• Dead effect: excellent, everything flies;

• Dead effect 2: excellent, everything flies;

• Plants vs Zombies 2: excellent, everything flies;

• Dead target: excellent, everything flies;

• Injustice: excellent, everything flies;

• Injustice 2: excellent, everything flies;

As expected, the games are doing well despite the mid-range platform. It's time to write something more resource-intensive, comrades igrodely

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Huawei Y5 (2017) received Android 6.0 with a proprietary EMUI 4.1 interface. We are sure that the device will not receive either Android 7.0 or a newer interface.

EMUI 4.1 doesn't have an app menu yet. In the fifth version, it is already possible to choose the appearance of the working screen.

Here, you can only set up a simple mode, which will remove icons, effects and leave only the basic functions.

Applications are distributed across screens and placed in folders. There is nothing new in the google folder.

The Tools folder contains the same applications described more than once. Surprisingly, our test sample did without Yandex applications, Opera browser, Booking. This is probably a feature of the test firmware. We do not exclude that they are in retail copies.

But there is HiCare with a heart on its icon. If you thought it was a fitness tracker, you were wrong. HiCare is a Huawei app for monitoring user feedback, combined with a forum club and support service.

HiGame is a game store with its own statistics and separate registration, linked to a Huawei account. In fact, a branded analogue of Play Games.

You will also need a Huawei account for HiCloud, a cloud storage with which you can sync the company's phones.

Conclusion

Huawei Y5 (2017) is a budget smartphone in the full sense of the word. It turned out better than Y3 (2017), but it is difficult to distinguish it from competitors in the segment, including from little-known brands. If the smartphone had a metal body or a higher-quality main camera, then its chances of consumer love would be higher.

The front camera of the device is configured for shooting close objects and has good color rendering. A smartphone that is really inexpensive will be good for selfies.

We were pleased with the victory in the tests. However, the rivals were a device that was more expensive, but the weakest within its line, while Huawei Y5 (2017) occupies a higher place in the hierarchy among its brothers.

In the meantime, it remains to attract attention with price and brand. Perhaps there is more trust in Huawei than in lesser known companies.

Price Huawei Y5 (2017)

You can buy Huawei Y5 (2017) 8000 rubles. Its rival in the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) test is offered for 13,000 rubles. Therefore, looking for a competitor from a Korean company, we will still look for something cheaper.

Last year's will cost 9,000 rubles. The smartphone has a display with a resolution of 960x540, 1.5 GB of RAM and an 8 GB drive, a 2600 mAh battery.

Alcatel Shine Lite costs the same 8,000 rubles. Here we get the same display as the Y5 (2017), 13 and 5 megapixel cameras, which only record 720p video, exactly the same hardware platform and a 2,460 mAh battery.

ZTE Blade A510 costs 7,000 rubles. The smartphone has the same screen, 13- and 5-megapixel cameras, albeit a 4-core chip with a frequency of only 1 GHz, a gigabyte of RAM and only 8 GB of storage, not to mention a 2200 mAh battery.

pros:

• acceptable design;
• 2 GB of RAM;
• 16 GB storage;
• front camera for selfies;
• good performance.

Minuses:

• different SIM formats;
• not very high quality display;
• the main camera is rather weak.

The Chinese company Huawei has long been entrenched in the mobile phone market. It constantly ranks among the top five most popular brands for the production of smartphones and tablets in the world, second only to such giants as Samsung, Apple and others.

Huawei devices attract the attention of the consumer not only with their interesting design and good characteristics, but also with their prices. To date, she has in stock gadgets for any price segment, including budget models, which are gaining more and more popularity and becoming relevant.

Just about one of these models and I would like to tell you today - this is the Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone. Reviews, current prices and much more will be in today's review dedicated to this phone. Well, let's get started.

Overview

Before starting a review of the Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone, I would like to briefly tell you what exactly will be considered. First of all, we will get acquainted with the equipment of the device, its appearance, design and ergonomics. The display, specifications, operating system, and performance will then be discussed in more detail. The article will conclude with an introduction to multimedia functions, camera, battery life and reviews of the Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone.

Equipment

So, the phone comes in a small rectangular box of bright orange color. On the front, there is only the name of the manufacturer and model, but the back has already listed the main characteristics of the Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone: GB of internal memory, 2 GB of RAM, 5-inch screen, 3000 mAh battery, 4G support, and more. We will get acquainted with the specifications of the device in more detail in a separate paragraph of the article.

Inside the box itself, you can find the following: Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone, manual, warranty card, charger box, micro-USB cable, headphones and a protective film on the phone screen. In general, the package bundle is quite good for a budget device.

Of course, I would like to get some kind of silicone case in addition, but everything is just fine without it.

Appearance

The appearance of the Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone is chic, even despite the plastic case. By the way, plastic is used here of very high quality and pleasant to the touch. Only the frame is made of metal here, which emphasizes the stylish appearance. In the 2016 model, there were no metal elements at all.

On the back of the smartphone is the Huawei logo, the camera lens, which has a metal edging and protrudes slightly from the body. Next to the camera is a dual LED flash and a microphone hole that records sound when shooting a video.

The corners and edges of the device are rounded, it is comfortable and pleasant to hold it in your hand. I would also like to note the corrugated structure of the back cover of the phone, which looks just fine.

Traditionally, on the right side there are volume keys and a power / lock button for the device.

On the left side, the company's "smart" button "Easy key" is located alone. You can control it through the settings menu. For example, you can set that after clicking on a button, a screenshot or something else will be taken.

Looking at the front panel of the device, it becomes a little sad. The large side frames around the five-inch display are very upsetting. Also, there are no touch control buttons, they are displayed on the screen, taking up some useful part.

On top of the screen, you can see the earpiece opening, lighting and proximity sensors, a 5MP front camera and an LED flash so that selfies can be taken anywhere and at any time of the day.

At the top of the phone there is only a 3.5 mm headphone jack. On the bottom, there are a pair of speakers on the sides and a micro-USB connector in the middle.

As for the build quality, usually Huawei smartphones have no problems with this. Even though the Y5 is a budget model, it is built with high quality. All parts fit closely to each other, there are no squeaks, punching or crunching here.

Screen

The Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone has a 5-inch display. The matrix is ​​made using IPS technology, the resolution is 1280x720, the density of pixels per inch is 294 ppi, which is generally standard.

There are some small remarks on the quality of color rendition. The gamma is clearly slightly biased towards cold shades. The situation can be corrected using the "Color temperature" item in the settings menu. If we talk about clarity, then it is at its best here. Text, small details in the photo, pictures - everything can be seen very well.

The viewing angles are not bad, but there is a disease of many IPS matrices - when deflected in one direction, the screen turns yellow, in the other - it turns purple. The display can say so - it clearly lacks a good factory calibration.

In multi-touch mode, the display simultaneously recognizes up to 5 touches.

Characteristics

Specifications smartphone Huawei Y5 2017 has the following:

• Processor - with a frequency of 1400 MHz.
• Graphic video accelerator - Mali-T720 MP2.
• The amount of RAM is 2 GB.
• The volume of internal memory is 16 GB + support for memory cards up to 128 GB.
• Camera - 8 megapixels, autofocus, dual LED flash.
• Front camera - 5 megapixels, LED flash.
• Screen - 5 inches, IPS, 1280x720, 294 ppi.
• The number of SIM cards is 2.
• - nano + micro.
• Battery - 3000 mAh.
• Additionally - light sensor, proximity sensor, compass, voice dialing.

In general, it is quite good for a budget model. Particularly pleased with the possibility of expanding the internal memory using a separate slot for microSD.

Connection

If we talk about the quality of communication, the phone keeps the network quite confidently. The volume of the external speaker is good, the interlocutor is heard well, the voice is not distorted. With regard to support for wireless technologies, the Huawei Y5 2017 has 4G and 3G. GSM standards are fully supported: 900/1800/1900. Bluetooth in the device costs version 4.0.

Operating system

In the box, the smartphone comes with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) operating system. The shell uses the proprietary Emotion UI 4.1. The likelihood that this device will receive the version of android 7.0 is very small, yet this is a budget option.

As for the interface itself, the outer shell is quite pleasant, it is convenient to use it. Optimization also does not fail. Paging, opening and different transitions are smooth, without jerking. No slowdown was noticed either.

Performance

The processor of the Huawei Y5 2017 smartphone is not installed with proprietary Kirin, but from MediaTek, version MT6737T. I don't want to say anything about this "pebble", because it is installed in almost every third device from other manufacturers. The processor operates at a clock speed of 1.4 GHz, which is more than enough for the budget segment.

The video accelerator is also not worth some cool Adreno, but the Mali-T720 MP2. Its performance is quite good and allows you to play most mobile games without much difficulty, including such as Asphalt, NFS, WoT.

In Antutu, the phone scored 40,754 points, which is quite good considering its class. This figure is noticeably superior to the 2017 model from Samsung - Galaxy J3. And if you also compare the prices of both devices, then the advantage here is clearly at Huawei.

Several games were launched for the graphics test: Riptide 2, Asphalt 7/8, Modern Combat 5, Real Racing 3, Inhustice 2. The result was a pleasant surprise. In some games, the graphics settings were set to the maximum - no fps drawdowns were noticed. However, for a comfortable game in the same Injustice 2, NFS, Asphalt 8, the settings still had to be reduced.

Camera

Huawei Y5 2017 has two cameras - the main one is 8 megapixels and the front camera is 5 megapixels. The quality of the pictures, as for a state employee, is very good. White balance is set correctly in most cases, but focus and exposure often miss.

As for the front camera, everything is perfect here. Sharpness is good, white balance, exposure - everything is on the level. Photos come out of high quality. For selfies and blogging.

The smartphone can record video in Full HD 1920x1080 30 fps. The sound is recorded in stereo, which is good news. The quality is not perfect, but at a high level.

The camera's settings are rich, you can sort it out for a long time, so we will not consider them.

Autonomy

With the autonomy of the smartphone, everything is fine. With more or less intensive use, the phone lives up quietly until the evening. If you limit yourself to calls, SMS, a couple of hours of surfing and online video, then the charge will remain until the next day.

Prices

Huawei smartphones have always been distinguished by their slightly overpriced compared to other manufacturers. This model is no exception, although if you look at the characteristics of the device, its performance and capabilities, the price tag is quite justified.

Today, the Huawei Y5 2017 Gold or White smartphone can be bought for 6700 - this is the lowest price. For comparison, the same Galaxy J3 (2017) starts at 10 thousand.

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