Smartphone Huawei Y5 Lite - advantages and disadvantages

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

Model design

Huawei Y5 Lite is a typical budget smartphone that does not have any super features or distinctive design details. The manufacturer has retained the main feature of its expensive smartphones in this model - an elongated 18: 9 screen.

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 a fairly standard size frames that hardly differ from other representatives of the budget line. Above the screen is a selfie camera, flash, proximity and lighting sensors, one common speaker (conversational and multimedia), an indicator that records events. At the bottom of the front panel there is an inscription - the manufacturer's name Huawei

If from the outside the mobile device looks normal, without color additions, then the back panel is the carrier of the model's color. There are three colors in total: black, gold and blue. The blue version looks quite fresh next to the already fed up and worn-out 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 of the on / off buttons. power supply and volume of the device, on the left - a sliding slot for sim cards (nano) and additional memory cards (microsd).

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

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

Keeping in mind that this is a budget model, it makes no sense to look for some details on it 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.

• Fully plastic body;
• Build quality is average.

Screen Huawei Y5 Lite

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 color saturation under normal lighting indoors and outdoors is excellent, but the impression is spoiled when exposed to direct sunlight. At this point, it is worth remembering the price of the smartphone and understand that you should not expect the supernatural.

Despite this, the viewing angle remains 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 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;
• Good quality corner overview;
• Color saturation.

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

Processor and performance, memory

The Huawei Y5 Lite is powered by the simple entry-level MediaTek MT6739 processor, which is designed exclusively for entry-level and budget-level 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 an appropriate aspect ratio (18: 9).

The processor structure includes a new PowerVR GE8100 video accelerator, which is responsible for the quality of images and video. It is difficult to characterize his 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. This is the reason for the slowdown in the work of applications, slow switching between them.

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

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

• Expandable built-in memory.

• Performance is poor;
• Insufficient RAM.

Photo and video capabilities 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 8MP resolution 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 smartphones, but considering the price range, the quality of their shooting is quite consistent with the cost.

When considering the pictures taken with 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 capture a clear frame (especially when shooting close).

The second selfie camera (5 MP) copes with its tasks satisfactorily, the picture quality is acceptable. The separate flash has two modes: auto and manual.In this case, the automatic mode is considered better, since the level of illumination of facial features is automatically recognized and the correct adjustment is made, due to which the photos are not overexposed and of good quality.

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

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

• Low level of resolution of cameras;
• The flash power is not enough for high-quality photos in the evening or under artificial lighting;
• In low light, photos are poorly sharp;
• Autofocus leaves much to be desired, you need to make an effort to capture a clear image.

Battery and battery life

If the performance of the Huawei Y5 Lite is the weak link, then the battery power is definitely strong. The battery capacity is 3020 mAh and this is just a very good value for a budget range of smartphones, and in combination with Power Saving 6.0 technology, which contributes to the conservation and economical use of energy, the indicators 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;
• Power Saving technology;
• Fast charging.

• Not identified.

Completion upon purchase

The kit in the delivery is extremely simple: inside the cardboard box there is the smartphone itself, instructions + warranty coupons from the manufacturer, a charger, a key for removing a 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 is not very different from its closest competitors. The manufacturer has taken care of the build quality, usability of the device, and modern stable software. In addition to all this, the model provides some flagship characteristics. 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 against attempts to unlock during sleep).

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