Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) with Pop-up Camera Launches in India on August 1

Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 launch in India has been set for August 1, Huawei has been rumored to be launching its first pop-up camera phone in India for quite some time now. Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 also features a full-HD+ display and is powered by Huawei's octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710F SoC. There are are also multiple storage versions of the Y9 Prime 2019 in global markets, with up to 128GB of onboard storage.

Which suggested that Huawei’s pop-up camera phone will land in the country by the end of this month. While all information on this phone is already available on the Internet, this page reveals almost everything about it as well.

Huawei Y9 Prime (2019): Specs and Features

As you can see in the image attached above, Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) sports a dual-tone finish on the rear panel – akin to the Google Pixel lineup. There’s a 6.59-inch Full-HD+ LTPS LCD display, with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 84.3% screen-to-body ratio.

There’s no notch or punch-hole onboard here instead, you get a pop-up camera module here to offer an immersive fullscreen experience. There’s obviously a noticeable chin as seen on most similarly-specced phones, with a tiny top bezel.

This smartphone is powered by the Kirin 710F chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage (expandable up to 1TB using microSD card). It runs Huawei’s EMUI 9 ROM based on Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box and packs a 4,000mAh battery. The presence of the Kirin 710 chipset onboard is disappointing as the Honor 9X series which launched today with the upgraded Kirin 810 chipset – which is much superior to the 710.

As for the cameras, Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) is equipped with a triple camera setup. It includes a 16MP (f1.8) primary sensor, alongwith a trendy 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, and 2MP depth sensor. The 16MP (f/2.0) selfie camera sits in the pop-up module, which many users have started to fancy by putting aside the fear for mechanical parts.

The Amazon listing shows that the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 comes with the pop-up selfie camera module that takes one second to elevate from the build. There is also an AI algorithm to enable the rear camera of the phone to recognise 22 categories and over 500 scenes in a real time. Further, the selfie camera on the phone is capable of recognising eight different scenes to enhance self portraits. The Amazon listing also highlights the Emerald Green and Sapphire Blue colour options.

In Kenya, the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is available for purchase at KSH 23,499 (roughly Rs. 15,600) for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration. Similarly, it is on sale in Saudi Arabia at SAR 969 (roughly Rs. 17,800). The phone also comes in three distinct colour options, namely Midnight Black, Emerald Green, and Sapphire Blue.