The Chinese smartphone maker Huawei brings a new flagship device in the mid-range segment called Y7 Prime in Hong Kong. The main highlights of the device are its 4000mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner at the back of the smartphone.
The device comes in a sleek metal unibody design and doesn’t feature a home button. It features 3.5mm audio at the top edge of the smartphone and volume and the power keys are both housed at the right edge of the device.
In terms of specifications, the Y7 Prime comes with a 5.5-inch (720×1280 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D glass protection and powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core Snapdragon 435 SoC along with Adreno 505 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The smartphone has 32GB of internal storage capacity and has an option to expand further up to 256GB via microSD card.
For the imaging purpose, there is a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and LED flash support. Another 8-megapixel front facing camera with f/2.0 aperture is there for selfies.
On the connectivity front, the device comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, FM radio, and a Micro-USB port options.
The smartphone is priced at HKD 1,880 (approximately Rs 15, 500). It will be available in Hong Kong in three color variants – Gold, Grey and Silver. However, one has to wait for more time to learn the plans of Huawei for launching the Y7 Prime in the other markets.
