The Huawei Y8P comes in as an upgrade to the previously released Huawei Y7P. It features an improved display, RAM, storage, cameras, and lots more. The Huawei Y8P also happens to be a replica of the Huawei Enjoy 10s, as they share similar hardware and design.
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Huawei Y8P Key Specs & Features
- 6.3 inches OLED Display, 1080 x 2400 pixels (418 ppi)
- Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services
- Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
- 4GB / 6GB RAM
- 128GB Built-in Storage, Support SD-card Up to 256GB
- 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Triple Rear Camera
- 16 MP Front Camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint (Under display, Optical)
- 4000 mAh Non-Removable Li-Po battery
The Design and Display
The design department on this Huawei Y8P holds a very familiar package. It looks exactly like the Huawei Enjoy 10s, only with different color variants.
Aside from being a Huawei Enjoy 10s look-alike, this smartphone also follows a certain design theme, that we have seen on smartphones like the Huawei P40 Lite New Edition and the Huawei Y9S
Upfront of the Huawei Y8P, you will find a 6.3-inch OLED display, with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a screen density of 418 PPI. This display is also home to a drop notch which houses a front-facing camera.
On the rear, we have an array of three cameras, a camera flash, and the Huawei branding which indicates it a Huawei smartphone
The Cameras
The Huawei Y8P features a camera setup that has somehow grown to become popular amongst many smartphones in this category. For starters, you have got a triple camera setup on the rear and a single camera setup upfront.
The triple camera system on the Huawei Y8P is home to a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide camera, and a 2MP depth camera. This camera setup is capable of recording 1080p and 720p videos, you also get HDR and Panorama mode for photos.
Selfies are manned by a single 16MP front-facing camera, which is also capable of 1080p video record as well as HDR mode for photos.
Hardware and Software
Performance on the Huawei Y8P is driven by an Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710F processor, a Mali-G51 MP4 graphics processing unit, 4GB / 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage and a non-removable 4000mAh Li-Po battery.
On the software side, this Android smartphone runs the EMUI 10.1 on top of the Android 10.0 operating system.
Please note that you won’t be getting Google Play services here, due to the current trade sanctions placed on Chinese companies by the American government.
Connectivity
The Huawei Y8P houses a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type C port. It also features Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC connection.
Internet connectivity on the Huawei Y8P is capped at 4G LTE. The absence of 5G support on this smartphone means streaming, downloads, and uploads are restricted to 4G speeds.
Huawei Y8P Price and Availability
The price of the Huawei Y8P is around $262, which is about 102,185 Naira, 28,062 Kenyan money, 1,510 Ghana Cedis.
The Huawei Y8P was announced on May 18 2020 and is expected to go on sale later in May.
Huawei Y8P Specs
Here are a few specs of the Huawei Y8P:
General Features
- Platform: Android 10, EMUI 10.1 (No Google Services)
- Processor: Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710F (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
- Memory: 4GB / 6GB
- Colours: Breathing Crystal, Midnight Black
- Dimension: 157.4 x 73.2 x 7.8 mm
- Weight: 163 g
- SIM Type: Nano
- SIM Count: Dual
Display
- Display: 6.3-inch, AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 1080 x 2400 pixels (418 PPI)
- Screen Protection: –
- Foldable Display: No
Camera
- Rear Camera: 48MP (wide) f/1.8 + 8MP (Ultrawide) f/2.4+ 2MP (Depth) f/2.4 Triple Camera
- Rear Camera Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama, 1080p @30fps
- Front Camera: –
Storage
- Built-in Storage:
- Memory Card Support: Yes, Up to 256GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: 16MP Camera, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p @ 30fps
Network Support
- 2G GSM: 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 26, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
- 5G: No
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: –
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- 5G: No
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
- NFC: Yes
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type C (USB 2.0)
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: –
- Push Emails: –
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes
- Video Player: Yes
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Maps: –
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: –
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: –
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Under display, Optical)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Stylus Pen: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: –
- Wireless Charging: No
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: –
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: –
Battery
- Battery: Non-Removable 4000 mAh Li-Po Battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: 10W
