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Huawei Y5 (2018) review: Entry 18:9 budget.

Item: Huawei Y5 (2018)
Rating: 50
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2018·$120

Overall

50/100

Class rank

#3 of 7

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Huawei Y5 (2018).

Y5 (2018) brought 18:9 to Huawei's $120 entry — Android Go for emerging markets.

01Display

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 59-point average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD

Size5.45"

Resolution1440 x 720

02Performance

44/100

44/100 trails the 46-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetMT6739

RAM2 GB

Storage16 GB

03Camera

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 53-point average for budget phones of 2018.

Main8 MP

Front5 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 69-point average for budget phones of 2018.

Capacity3,020 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

What works

18:9 display at $120.
Removable battery.
Compact 142 g.
Android Go.

What doesn't

MT6739 weak.
2 GB RAM.
8 MP cam.
16 GB storage.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .