Huawei has silently taken the wraps of a new phone, the Y5 2017. The new device will succeed the Huawei Y5 II released last year.

The Huawei Y5 2017 boasts an upgrade for most of the features of its predecessor. The RAM and ROM have been doubled to 2GB and 16GB respectively. The storage can be expanded via a MicroSD card slot (128GB max) that also doubles as the second SIM slot. The battery capacity has also been bumped up to 3000mAh even though the screen size and resolution haven’t changed (5-inches HD).

The Huawei Y5 2017 is powered by the MT6737T quad-core chip clocked at 1.4GHz. The rear camera is an 8MP shooter and there is a 5MP sensor with soft light in front for selfies. There is single band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS for connectivity. Sadly the budget phone doesn’t get the new EMUI 5.0 but comes with version 4.1 based on Android 6.0.

One cool feature it does have is what Huawei calls Easy Key, a dedicated hardware button on the left that can be configured for a variety of functions. You can set it to fire up your favorite apps or launch the camera or turn on the flashlight depending on if you press, double tap,or double tap and hold it.

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There is no price tag yet, neither is there a date of availability. However, if you are in search of a device that wouldn’t eat through your battery like a high-powered flagship, then you should put this on your radar. We will update you once the price detail is revealed.

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Huawei has evolved as a small time smartphone manufacturer, to the third largest phone maker in the world. Given that now millions of Huawei smartphones are being used by customers worldwide, it becomes necessary for the company to evolve its user interface well. For all those who thought that Huawei needed to revamp its EMUI ROM, here’s some good news. A new report states that Huawei plans to make major changes to the EMUI 5.0 version that will be announced later this year.

And these changes will be for the good as it is said that the company’s EMUI 5.0 will now lean more towards a stock Android look. The company seems to have taken this decision with Western customers in mind. We have seen that most Android users love the simple stock Android UI on their smartphones, which is probably why the company is deciding to make over its user interface. Given that the company aims to strengthen its reach in the mature markets of US and Europe, this could be a much-needed change. The current generation EMUI versions like the EMUI 4.1 comes with complex UI design and menus. After the change, the UI will be simple, but Li Changzhu, Huawei’s Mobile Division executive assures that users will still be able to enjoy advanced features as well as customize the new UI.

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Huawei had released EMUI 4 in the second half of 2015, and we can expect the new EMUI 5.0 to be unveiled sometime in the next few months. IFA would be an ideal time, as we will most likely meet a new Huawei Mate flagship at the event running this new interface.

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