Huawei Y9 Prime is priced at Rs 15,990.
It features a notch-less display along with a pop-up selfie camera.
Huawei confirmed the launch date of the Huawei Y9 Prime a couple of weeks ago. Today, on August 1, the company launched the smartphone at Rs 15,990. Although, the global variant of phone was unveiled in May, the availability and price had not been detailed. However the device has been unveiled in India today. The smartphone features a notchless display along with a pop-up camera mechanism, a 4000mAh battery, and more.
Huawei Y9 Prime specifications
The Huawei Y9 Prime features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The smartphone is powered by an Octa-core Kirin 710 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, it comes in a single variant of 4GB RAM + 128GB of storage. Furthermore, one can increase the storage to uo to 512GB using the available microSD card slot. The phone packs a 4000mAh battery and runs EMUI 9 baked on Android 9 Pie.
In the optics department, the device sports a triple rear camera setup: a 16MP primary sensor, an 8MP wide-angle camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front is a 16MP pop-up camera for selfies, which, according to the company, can take up to 15kg of weight and one second to pop up. Further, the phone has USB-Type C support as well, but there is no mention of fast charging.
The smartphone will also be part of the Amazon Freedom Sale 2019.
Huawei Y9 Prime availability, price and offers
The Huawei Y9 Prime price in India was revealed today at 1pm. The phone carries a price tag of Rs 15,990 for the only available variant with 4GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
The device will be available on Amazon.in and offline retail stores such as Croma. As for the launch offers, there are different offers for both online and offline purchases. The smartphone will be available with a 10-percent instant discount on SBI credit cards, exchange offer upto Rs 1,500, and no-cost EMI up to 6 months. However, if you pre-book the phone (starting from August 5) on offilne stores, you'll get the Huawei Sports BT headphones and a 15600mAh power bank worth Rs 4,598 for free.
The Huawei Y9 Prime will go on sale in India on Amazon India starting August 7, whereas offline sales begin on August 10. The phone will be available in two colour options – Sapphire Blue and Emrald Green.
The Huawei Y9 Prime is an upgrade over the Huawei Y9, which was launched in India in January 2019. The latter features a similar 6.5-inch LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The smartphone runs on the HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset, coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The smartphone has a 13MP + 2MP sensor at the back and a dual 16MP + 2MP sensor setup on the front. It packs a 4000mAh battery as well.
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