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More than a month ago, Huawei decided to start the year 2020 updating its input range with the new family phone "Y". These are the Huawei Y6s, a modest detail signal that had been leaking for a while and arrived on the market a few days later.

Aside from the two-tone design that reminds us of the Huawei Y9 Prime (2019), this new Huawei model Share more benefits with your siblings, Huawei Y6 and Huawei Y6 Pro 2019; In fact, we can say it's a mixture of both but without the skin back. In Xataka Android, we already had the opportunity to try it so here we tell you how it works in each section.

Huawei Y6s database

Huawei Y6s – Smartphone 6.09 "(3GB RAM, 32GB Memory, 13MP Rear Camera, 8MP Front Camera, EMUI 9) Blue + portable Bluetooth CM51 Red

Bright screen in bi-tone tone construction

Given the entry-level model, it's no surprise that Huawei has opted for plastic in its design. The unit we tested for color & # 39; Orchid Blue & # 39; (blue), presenting a glossy and matte bottom. The goal, according to Huawei, was to reduce the presence of fingerprints, but not necessarily effectively. In any case, this rectangular design is very appealing, and on the hand, it feels comfortable, light (weighs only 150 g) and slides smoother than expected.

In the background, in addition to the fingerprint reader and the Huawei logo, we have a main camera made up of a single sensor from the body. That lens is located in the upper left corner, with its technical details and flash just below. At the top edge, there is a headphone jack socket, while the bottom is reserved for the Micro USB port (yes, Micro USB …) and speaker.

The front is dominated by a screen (87%, according to Huawei), with a notch stopper and frames on solid sides, even though the bottom (where the manufacturer's logo comes from again) is still thick. That 6.09-inch IPS LCD screen offers HD + resolution and good display with standard names, even when you force viewing angles, it gets too dark.

We marveled at the joy of the automatic, fast and accurate light behavior, and the large, responsive light read without any problems even outside. In addition, in the event that we do not like the configuration of the panel that brings it from the factory, it is always possible to manually adjust it in settings. Of course, the soft response is faster than we would like.

Looking at the audio now, the Huawei Y6s feature a speaker that works on the bottom line sound with a stronger and higher quality sound than other models delivered of this section; In fact, it is not distorted unless we make full use of it. By the way, it has a jack socket next to this speaker and brings a series of headset that, without being a surprise, doesn't serve to get out of the way.

It fills in the good from day to day

As the brain of this model, we find MediaTek & # 39; s Helio P35 processor, an octa-core 12nm chipset that covers four cores at 2.3 GHz and the other four at 1.8 GHz. Compatible with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of expandable storage using MicroSD card upwards, attention, 512 GB. Here, it highlights the possibility of using that microSD card without punishing the Dual SIM function of the terminal, as it has a tray.

And how does this Huawei behave everyday? Requests – even the most basic ones – take longer to open over an account (1 or 2 seconds), unless they are in multiple jobs; From there, going from one to the other is faster. Navigating through different menus is fluid and we've never heard a sudden, but very obvious shutdown delays or delays when it comes to continuity of apps like Instagram or Twitter, or when it appears on a web page.

As an operating system, Huawei Y6s brings EMUI 9.1 under Android 9 Pie, and yes, it has Google services installed. This layer, as we always say, includes a lot of customization options with another running app. With cons, Bring the right amount of pre-set bloatware, which doesn't always help and sometimes results in duplicate applications. The memory used by the operating system and the pre-installed applications makes the actual boot space available at only 25 GB.

In terms of biometric identification systems, Huawei Y6s offer two possibilities: fingerprint reader and face unlock. If you look at the price range for your model, we have to realize that they work better than most models competitive and very fast, especially when he realizes our index finger.

We are now talking about autonomy, in which the model uses a 3,020 mAh battery with advanced intelligence and several ways of saving the battery. Using content, it is easy to reach the end of the day for a single charge, which in our tests, gave us 6 hours of screen time. For maximum use, we will have to use the charger before the end of the day, however, this is not something that is designed for storage.

Huawei Y6s do not have fast charging and Huawei promises to charge 0 to 100% in 180 minutes, however in our case, we got it in less time (about 150 minutes). To give you an idea, Half hour charging provides 20-22% power. In any case, the 2.5 hours of charging the 3,020 mAh battery seems to be full at this distance, and part of the fault is the Micro USB port.

Their class cameras for an additional price

At this point, it is difficult to find a cellphone that, even at the input range, has a dual rear camera. Huawei Y6s are one of those rare avis and including one megapixel f / 1.8 aperture sensor, AF, LED flash and 1.080p video recording at 30 fps.

The camera app is simple and intuitive: it has only three shooting modes (Beauty, Image and Video) and a fourth option called & # 39; More & # 39; This is where we can find it HDR, Panel and Professional mode, options that should, in our view, have direct access to easy use. Professional mode, by the way, allows you to manually adjust the sensitivity, shutter speed, white balance, exposure compensation and focus type.

Image mode

Photos mode uses artificial intelligence for automatic location recognition with very successful results. In good light conditions, the camera behaves well and throws some pictures at a good level of detail, or in some cases, the colors are somewhat individual. It suffers a bit in backstory meetings or in very different episodes, where we are grateful for a lot of data loss in the dark areas. HDR activation failed to prevent it; In fact, it is useless.

Image mode without HDR (left) vs. Photo mode in HDR (right)

The aesthetic mode, on the other hand, far from receiving an uninspired layer, which it does is extremely artificial. Of course, this root too 10 convertible edge that it may be useful to remove some imperfections or wrinkles, but that, when taken to its maximum, is very artistic. As for zoom -digital, obviously-, it's best not to misuse it.

Image mode (left) vs. Beauty mode with bezel level 10 (right)

At night or in night scenes, as expected on a cellphone of this category and despite its f / 1.8 aperture, Huawei Y6s suffer a lot: it's too loud, the effect of watercolor is obvious and great sharpness and detail is lost. In addition, the lamps appear burned and dim, and AF loses function. For a photo-perfect, that's fine, but don't count on extending the night photo obtained with this camera.

Image mode

Now we turn to the front camera, which is an 8 megapixel sensor with f / 2.0 aperture and small screen flash It works automatically when it detects that there is not enough light. In this case, we only have Beauty, Photos and Video shooting modes, no HDR, manual adjustment, AF, image display mode or artificial intelligence.

During the day, Photo Mode accesses selfies allowed for this price range, either the presence of noise and the loss of detail are obvious. In addition, in many cases, it gives us more money and lack of sharpness, the negative aspects that are enhanced in beauty mode. This also has ten levels of decoration that should be used in its proper proportion for the same reason as the back room: it burns down and produces an artificial effect.

Front camera image mode

At night, as expected, the image quality is plum. If we have a light source nearby, get to save this event (not a release, of course, a lot of noise and watercolor effect), but when the environment is dark and we don't use a mirror on the screen, the results are quite disappointing. And if we use flash? We'll get a face-to-face picture, of course, but we have a clever face and a lack of comparison, sharpness and detail that reach the naked eye.

Photo mode without flash (left) vs. Flash mode in Flash (right)

In short, we have some interlocking cameras that fulfill their hair transfer. In the background, it has the addition of artificial intelligence and Professional mode, and gets acceptable daytime and nighttime photography. The front, in dark places, is best to avoid it directly. In both rooms we miss the bokeh fashion accessory option, even with software. But their biggest mistake is how small they are: even in the middle of the day, there is no way to delete the message: "Image enhancement … Do not move the device."

Huawei Y6s, a view of Xataka Android

Huawei Y6s are a tool, like everything else in this life, with its lights and shadows. In the first group, that of lights, we have a design for that It is pleasing to the eye and feels comfortable in the hand. It also brightens its screen, with light-blue and extremely high quality with the addition of a TÜV Rheinland certification and protective film provided by Huawei to its facilities. And we never forget its speaker, which emits high-quality sound that is far more powerful than most competing models.

In the shadow group, there is its functionality: any application takes 1 or 2 seconds to open and jumping on social networks or websites can sometimes be overwhelming. We do not believe the processor selection was very successful, and a gigabyte of RAM could have been left over. In addition, the lack of NFC, USB Type C and dual WiFi are also details – which are not good – to look at.

Both the battery category, which has enough autonomy to complete the 2.5 hour charge and charging time, such as photography, with cameras – in the background and in the background – that are positive but not obvious, fall within the cellular expectations of this category. The recommendation to buy it or not will depend, therefore, on the price per item that costs 139 euros. Of course, if you decide on it, remember that you'll find a model that adds excellent benefits – without the fingerprint reader – with the Honor Play 8A, which went on sale in January 2019 in China.