Chinese electronics giant, Huawei, discreetly launched its new entry-level smartphone recently, called the Huawei Y6s. The smartphone comes equipped with Google Mobile Services (GMS) and is powered by a MediaTek chipset instead of Snapdragon or Kirin chipset. 

Among its numerous quirks is the MediaTek processor powering the Huawei Y6s. This is a rarity since Huawei has not been using MediaTek chipsets in its smartphones. It looks like Huawei is looking at ways around the trade restrictions put on it by the US Government. Using a MediaTek processor might be the most viable solution for a budget smartphone when trying to avoid Qualcomm chipsets.

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Huawei Y6s specifications and features

The Huawei Y6s sports a 6.09-inch LCD display with an HD+ resolution and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The smartphone features a MediaTek Helio P35 SoC under the hood and flaunts 3 GB of RAM along with 32 GB of native storage, expandable via a microSD card. 

In terms of optics, the Huawei Y6s flaunts a single 13-megapixel primary camera with an aperture rating of f/1.8. It gets an 8-megapixel sensor on the front, with an aperture rating of f/2.0. The smartphone draws power from a 3,020 mAh battery and does not support fast charging. 

The Huawei Y6s runs on Android 9.0 Pie-based EMUI 9. The device also gets a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner for additional security. There is no word on the official pricing, and which markets will be receiving it. Starry Blue and Orchid Black are the two color editions of the smartphone.

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In the coming weeks, Huawei will be announcing the, MatePad series of tablets, Honor V30 series of smartphones, Honor Magic Watch 2, Honor MagicBook 15 and Nova 6v smartphones in China. Amidst news of arrival of these devices, Android Headlines has shared a render of an upcoming budget-friendly phone called Huawei Y6s. The publication has also shared an image of a never before Huawei phone.

According to the report, the Huawei Y6s phone is codenamed as Jakarta. In March, the Chinese firm had launched the Huawei Y6 smartphone. However, the Jakarta model seems to be its inferior version and it is expected to debut as Huawei Y6s.

The blue colored Huawei Y6s has a waterdrop notch on its display. It is expected to house a 6.1-inch display that will probably support HD+ resolution. The chin of the device is thick enough to house the Huawei branding. The rear side of the phone that sports a two-tone design has a single rear camera of 13-megapixel and a fingerprint reader. The SoC of the device is not known yet, but it could be coming with 3 GB of RAM and a native storage of 32 GB. No other details are available on the specifications of the smartphone.

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The publication has shared a render of a mystery phone from Huawei. The handset is codenamed as Merida and it could be a Pro version of the Huawei Y6s, but its exact moniker is not known yet. There is a possibility that it could be arriving with a different brand name.

The frontside of the Huawei Y6s has a waterdrop notch display. The rear side of the phone has a bit unique dual camera system. The vertical camera module has an LED flash between the two camera lenses. The ‘AI Camera’ text can be seen imprinted alongside it. The device does not feature a fingerprint reader on its back. It could be integrated with the display of the phone or the device may not feature it. With no visible indentation, it can be said that there is no side-facing fingerprint reader on the device. Both phones are expected to carry budget-friendly price tags in China.

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