Smartphone Huawei Y5 Lite - advantages and disadvantages

Huawei has become a full-fledged world leader in the field of telecommunications. Its popularity and reliability is undeniable. Mobile devices of this company have proven themselves among competitors for their durability and quality. Huawei price ranges are constantly replenished. Recently, the budget series of smartphones has been actively developing. Huawei Y5 Lite is just another of its representatives, the 2018 model with a characteristic parameter - an elongated display (18: 9).

Model design

Huawei Y5 Lite is a typical budget smartphone without any super features or distinctive details in appearance. The manufacturer has retained in this model the main feature of its expensive smart phones - an elongated screen with 18:9 sides.

The body of the device is made entirely of plastic, the quality of which definitely pleases with its durability.

The front of the phone is an elongated display with quite a standard size bezels, which hardly differ from other representatives of the budget series. Above the screen is a selfie camera, a flash, proximity and light sensors, one common speaker (conversational and multimedia), an indicator that records events. At the bottom of the front panel, the inscription is the name of the manufacturer Huawei.

If the outside of the mobile device looks normal, without color additions, then the back panel is the carrier of the color of the model. There are three colors in total: black, gold and blue. The blue version looks quite fresh next to the already fed up and hackneyed black and gold colors.

In the upper left corner there is a place for the main camera unit and flash.

On the right side of the case is the usual place for on / off buttons. power and volume of the device, on the left is a retractable slot for sim cards (nano) and additional memory cards (micro SD).

The USB port and microphone are traditionally located on the bottom of the device, the top is the place for the audio jack.

The shape and size of the smartphone (146.5 / 70.9 / 8.3 mm) allow it to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand, rounded corners complement the ease of use.

Keeping in mind that this is a budget model, it makes no sense to look for some of the details that are typical for more expensive representatives, such as a fingerprint scanner or a second speaker for multimedia needs.

Huawei Y5 Lite even at first glance from the outside has everything you need for an average smartphone worthy of attention.

• Compactness and lightness;
• Color selection;
• The presence of all the necessary functions.

• Completely plastic case;
• Build quality is average.

Huawei Y5 Lite Screen

The display size and aspect ratio of the device create an interesting combination that is pleasing to the eye and easy to use. A very good resolution for such a diagonal: if you do not find fault with the image, then the pixels are not visible. The picture is not grainy.

The saturation of colors under normal indoor and outdoor lighting is excellent, but when exposed to direct sunlight, the impression deteriorates. At this point, it is worth remembering the price of a smartphone and understanding that one should not expect the supernatural.

Despite this, the view in the corners remains of good quality without distorting the picture and its shades.

The brightness control is automatic and does its job quite well, perhaps a little slower than we would like. If necessary, you can use manual adjustment of color saturation.

In general, for a budget line smartphone, the Y5 Lite display can be called satisfactory and quite suitable for the functions assigned to it.

• Comfortable screen size;
• Suitable resolution for the selected diagonal of the device;
• Review of corners of good quality;
• Color saturation.

• No oleophobic coating;
• Image quality deteriorates in direct sunlight.

Processor and performance, memory

The Huawei Y5 Lite model is equipped with a simple MediaTek MT6739 entry-level processor, which is designed exclusively for entry-level and budget devices. The peculiarity of this chip is that it supports Cat 4 (DL)/Cat 5 (UL) modems, thanks to which the device has a wide range of LTE FDD/TDD frequencies. Designed for displays with the appropriate aspect ratio (18:9).

The processor structure includes a new PowerVR GE8100 video accelerator, which is responsible for the quality of images and videos. It is difficult to characterize its work against the background of many others, but if you take into account the cost of a smartphone, the picture becomes clearer: price - quality.

The memory for the operating system (Android 8.1) is 2 GB. Although this is usually quite enough for the OS, in this smartphone, most likely, Android absorbs more than usual volume. It is with this that the braking of applications, slow switching between them is connected.

The built-in memory is 16 GB, of which about 10 GB are actually available. The device is able to remember only a few applications, and the rest are launched from scratch each time. Manufacturers have provided for the possibility of increasing the amount of memory using a micro sd card (allowable volume up to 256 GB).

In general, if the user is not very demanding, then such performance will be acceptable in everyday use when performing tasks assigned to a smartphone.It is quite possible that some shortcomings will be corrected in the next OS updates, but at this stage, performance is the weak link of this phone.

• The possibility of expanding the built-in memory.

• Performance leaves much to be desired;
• Insufficient amount of RAM.

Photo and video features of Huawei Y5 Lite

The main camera is one, located along with the LED flash in the upper left corner of the back of the phone. Its resolution is 8 MP with f/2.2 aperture. On the front is a 5-megapixel selfie camera lens with LED support. Both cameras have a relatively low resolution, as for modern smart phones, but given the price range, the quality of their shooting is quite consistent with the cost.

When considering the pictures taken by the main camera, we can draw some conclusions: it is better to take pictures in good lighting; in the daytime, photos are better than in the evening; autofocus is clearly "lame" - you need to make an effort to catch a clear frame (especially when shooting close).

The second selfie camera (5 MP) does its job satisfactorily, the picture quality is acceptable. The separate flash has two modes: auto and manual. At the same time, the automatic mode is considered better, since the level of illumination of facial features is automatically recognized and the correct settings are made, thanks to which the photos are not overexposed and of good quality.

The video taken by the smartphone has FullHD resolution. The quality can be rated as below average. The settings do not provide additional modes for shooting, there is also no image stabilization.

• Color reproduction and sharpness are quite good;
• In daylight, pictures of acceptable quality;
• Details are clearly visible in the photo and video;
• There is a panoramic shooting mode;
• Availability of HDR mode for photo processing;
• Two different flashes for both cameras.

• Low resolution cameras;
• Flash power is not enough for high-quality photos in the evening or under artificial lighting;
• In poor lighting, photos are obtained with poor sharpness;
• Autofocus leaves a lot to be desired, you have to make an effort to capture a clear image.

Battery and runtime

If the performance of the Huawei Y5 Lite is the weak link, then the battery power is definitely the strong point. The battery capacity is 3020 mAh, which is just a very good value for a budget range of smartphones, and in combination with Power Saving 6.0 technology, which helps to conserve and save energy, the figures increase significantly. User reviews say that on a single charge, about 65 hours of continuous listening to music and up to 13 hours of video without stopping are possible.

• Good battery capacity;
• Availability of Power Saving technology;
• Fast charging.

• Not identified.

Purchase package

The delivery kit is extremely simple: inside the cardboard box is the smartphone itself, instructions + warranty cards from the manufacturer, charger, key to extract the triple card slot. Headphones, covers, cases and protective glasses are not included in the package. The same budget price of the device played its role here.

conclusions

Huawei Y5 Lite is a typical representative of budget smartphones, which in terms of its parameters and design does not differ much from its closest competitors. The manufacturer took care of the build quality, ease of use of the device, and modern stable software. In addition to all this, the model provides some flagship features. Of these, an elongated display is already available in accordance with the sides of the device, and in the future, after the next OS update, it will be possible to unlock the smartphone using face recognition. The Face Unlock function in a budget phone is not yet common, and even of this quality: it can recognize about 1024 features, while if the eyes are closed, the phone will not unlock (protection from trying to unlock during sleep).

Huawei Y5 Lite has all the necessary parameters to win its place in the market of quality and affordable devices.