SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Y6 (2018) review: 18:9 budget refresh.

Item: Huawei Y6 (2018)
Rating: 54
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2018·$160

Overall

54/100

Class rank

#33 of 84

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Huawei Y6 (2018).

Y6 (2018) brought SD 425 + 18:9 5.7" to $160 budget.

01Display

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD

Size5.7"

Resolution1440 x 720

02Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetSnapdragon 425

RAM2 GB

Storage16 GB

03Camera

58/100

58/100 puts it above the 56-point average for budget phones of 2018.

Main13 MP

Front5 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

Capacity3,000 mAh

05Software

60/100

60/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

What works

18:9 5.7" at $160.
13 MP cam.
Face unlock.
Compact 150 g.

What doesn't

SD 425 weak.
2 GB RAM.
16 GB storage.
No NFC.

Cross-shop it against

Honor 10 Lite

$240 · score 67/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 84-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .