Huawei Y6 2018: Plans | Pricing | Specs

Alex Kidman

Last updated: Jan 1, 2021

The Huawei Y6 2018 provides a solid, if somewhat basic smartphone experience.

5.7 inches

Display size

720 x 1440px

16GB

Internal storage

13 MP

Rear camera

3,000 mAh

Battery size

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Display

Display Size

5.7 inches

Resolution

720 x 1440px

Pixels per inch (PPI)

282 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels

13MP

Video recording

1080p

Front camera megapixels

5MP

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions

152.4mm x 73mm x 7.8mm

Weight

150g

Connectivity

NFC

Wi-Fi

802.11 b/g/n

Network category speed

Category 4

Power, storage and battery

Processor

Snapdragon 425

RAM

2GB

Operating system

Android 8

Internal storage

16GB

External storage support

Up to 256GB

Battery capacity

3,000mAh

Device features

Headphone jack

Yes

Fingerprint sensor

Water resistance rating

N/A

Wireless charging

Launch price (RRP)	$159
Launch date	2018-04

Alex Kidman

A multi-award winning journalist, Alex has written about consumer technology for over 20 years. He has written and edited for virtually every Australian tech publication including Gizmodo, CNET, PC Magazine, Kotaku and more. He has also been the Editor of Gizmodo Australia, PC Mag Australia, CNET.com.au and the Tech and Telco section at Finder. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and a serious passion for retro gaming.

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Design
Camera
Performance
Battery
Pricing and availability
Huawei Y6 specs
Compare SIM-only plans for the Huawei Y6

Huawei's Y-series phones are its budget offerings, where fancy features are somewhat compromised in the name of reaching a particular price point. However, that's absolutely par for the course in the budget space and it does have a few individual standout points that make it worthy of consideration.

Design

5.7-inch display
Headphone jack

The Huawei Y6's design fits the bill for a budget phone almost precisely, because it's an essentially blandly designed phone. At the sub $200 price point, it's rare to see much design flourish. Equally there's nothing that's particularly off about the Huawei Y6's design. At 152.4 x 73 x 7.8mm it's moderately large in the hand or pocket.
One standout feature of the Huawei Y6 2018 for its price point is the inclusion of a "fullview" 5.7-inch display. Fullview in this sense refers to a screen with an 18:9 aspect ratio, meaning it's a little taller than traditional 16:9 displays. That gives you more space to scroll down web pages or your social media feed, although it does also mean you'll either have to expand standard video or put up with small black borders when watching on your Huawei Y6 2018.
We've seen a trend towards dropping the 3.5mm headphone jack on handsets, but thankfully that's not the case for the Huawei Y6 2018. It is Bluetooth compatible if wireless headphones are more your style.

Camera

Basic rear camera
Beauty mode for selfies

Cameras are an area where budget phones often compromise, although matters are much better than they were some years ago, thanks to the slow trickle down of premium features to the more affordable set.
The Huawei Y6 2018's camera specifications certainly are basic by 2019 standards, with a rear 13MP camera for basic photo taking. Around the front you'll find a front-facing 5MP camera. That's basic, but actually decent within the budget price range, where we still see some selfie cameras with just 2MP resolution. Huawei also bundles in a "beauty mode" for the front-facing camera, so you can smooth out your wrinkles somewhat for those essential Instagram shots. As always, take it easy on the smoothing, unless alien chic is the look you're actively chasing.

Performance

Snapdragon 425 is a good choice at this price
16GB of onboard storage, but only around 9GB accessible
Huawei's EMUI launcher can be messy

The Huawei Y6 2018 runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, with just 2GB of RAM. That's solidly a budget recipe, and you shouldn't expect speedy performance out of the Huawei Y6 2018. However, it's actually a little better than we've seen in some competing handsets that use even slower processors, and sometimes even less RAM.
On the storage front, Huawei keeps costs low by bundling just 16GB of onboard storage. Of that, only around 9GB is actually accessible, because the Android operating system takes its hit on storage. You can expand that with microSD cards, though, and pleasingly the Huawei Y6 2018 will take up to 2,56GB of additional storage. That much storage in a card may cost you more than the Huawei Y6 2018 does, but at least it's feasible.
The Huawei Y6 2018 is an Android 8 phone, and we'd be surprised to see any updates to Android 9 or newer any time soon. One factor to take into consideration is that Huawei puts its own EMUI launcher on top of Android, so the Huawei Y6 2018 doesn't quite look or act like other Android phones. It's very much an acquired taste if you're coming from other Android phones with a more "clean" approach.

Battery

3,000mAh battery

Pricing and availability

Price: RRP $159
Where to buy: eBay | Target Australia |

Huawei Y6 specs

Display

Display Size

5.7 inches

Resolution

720 x 1440px

Pixels per inch (PPI)

282 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels

13MP

Video recording

1080p

Front camera megapixels

5MP

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions

152.4mm x 73mm x 7.8mm

Weight

150g

Connectivity

NFC

Wi-Fi

802.11 b/g/n

Network category speed

Category 4

Power, storage and battery

Processor

Snapdragon 425

RAM

2GB

Operating system

Android 8

Internal storage

16GB

External storage support

Up to 256GB

Battery capacity

3,000mAh

Device features

Headphone jack

Yes

Fingerprint sensor

Water resistance rating

N/A

Wireless charging

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