The newly announced Huawei Y9a is basically a re-done Mate 30 Lite now with a pop-up camera. It will definitely be coming to Kenya in the coming days, and we estimate a price point of about KES. 27,000. Its exciting features are the 40W fast charging, and the overall design. Locally, it will compete with new launches from Infinix, TECNO, realme, and Xiaomi. The main setback will be its lack of a high refresh rate display.

Video Unboxing:

Specifications:

PRICE	KES. 30,999
Display	6.63 inches 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen full screen
Rear Camera	Quad: 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Front Camera	16MP, pop-up
Chipset	Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU	Mali-G52 MC2
RAM	6/8GB RAM
Storage	128GB Storage UFS 2.1 Nano Memory Expandable, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM 2 slot)
Operating System	Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services
Battery	Li-Po 4200 mAh or 4300 mAh, non-removable 22.5W or 40W Fast Charging
Network	2G, 3G, 4G
Colour options	Space Silver, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black
Others	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, OTG