An ordinary representative of the budget segment - this is exactly the impression one gets upon the first acquaintance with the Huawei Y3 II. However, if you are interested in buying an inexpensive smartphone as a work "station", then you should take a closer look at the choice of this particular model.
Description
Y3 II is currently the youngest model in the line of budget devices from Huawei. The smartphone was presented to the public in mid-2016, which caused both admiration and indignation in its direction. The main target audience is young people, people of the older generation, who are just getting to know the latest technology. Also, this smartphone is quite suitable for the role of the second working "dialer".
Appearance
We could dwell on the fact that this is a budget smartphone, but let's take a closer look at it from the point of view of appearance: this smartphone does not stand out either for a special design solution or for materials of execution, and in general does not cause any emotions - both positive and negative. … But, as you know, there are no comrades for taste and color - a smartphone may well pretend to be the main phone of an unpretentious user. However, the guys from Huawei did not try very hard to build quality: the phone does not feel like a monolithic "block", as we are all used to. The plastic is very thin, which allows the back cover, which has a slightly metal texture, to bend easily under the weight of your fingers - a bumper or cover can solve the problem. The dimensions of the case (134x68x9, 9 mm) allow you to carry the phone without any inconvenience either in a pocket of tight jeans or in a pocket of a summer shirt. Also, this model has five colors:
- Black - Black obsidian;
- White - Arctic white;
- Blue - Sky blue;
- Gold - Sand gold;
- Roze Gold - Rose gold.
Display
At the beginning of the great prosperity of the Apple era, many would call this phone a "shovel", but at the moment this cannot be said in any way - Huawei Y3 II is equipped with a 4.5-inch display, made using the already outdated TFT technology. Standard multitouch - up to 10 simultaneous touches. On a bright day, it will be very difficult to see anything on such a screen - the brightness margin is rather meager. The screen resolution - 854 by 438 pixels and 218 ppi will not allow you to comfortably use your smartphone as a full-fledged multimedia device.
There is no need to talk about the oleophobic coating - it simply is not here, which means the screen will collect your prints at the same speed as light. However, there is a way out - a film or protective glass with an oleophobic coating will not only protect the screen from the need to constantly wipe off prints, but also save it in case of a fall.
Photo opportunities
Huawei lua l21 is equipped with 5 and 2 megapixel main and front cameras, respectively. In addition to the matrix, image processing algorithms play an important role in this matter, which Huawei does not differ from its closest competitors, which means that you should not expect a more or less high-quality picture in conditions of imperfect lighting. Of course, the phone has a two-tone flash, but you shouldn't rely on it in case of complete darkness. As soon as the weather gets worse, you get a large number of highlights in the picture, and you shouldn't rely on the HDR mode. Huawei lua-l21 is definitely not suitable for the role of a "camera phone", but it can cope with undemanding photos and video communication. When shooting a video, the phone can automatically focus, not always correctly, but this is enough.
Specifications
Huawei lua has on board a triple-core (Cortex-A7) MT6582M processor from the well-known company MediaTek, modest even by the standards of 2016. The operating frequency of this processor is from 600 to 1300 MHz, which may not be enough for serious toys - even heavy applications without an extraordinary graphical interface can hang significantly at peak load times. The Mali-400MP video adapter only adds fuel to the fire. Games average in terms of graphics heat up the phone noticeably. But you shouldn't blame only the processor, because there is not a lot of RAM here either - only 1 gigabyte.
The built-in storage is 8 gigabytes, which is also a critical factor, because the phone will transfer application files and everything associated with them to the internal memory, even if you have a flash drive up to 32 gigabytes in size, on which you can only store music, photos and videos. Everyone's favorite Antutu benchmark shows 23 thousand parrots in the general test. As for the operating system, the phone is equipped with Android OS 5.1 with a proprietary shell from Huawei - EMUI 3.1 Lite. It would be appropriate to praise the shell for its intuitive clarity and some interesting features: the shutter chronologically distributes notifications over time, which forms a graph of them. Simple Screen will really appeal to Windows lovers, as well as people with vision problems. In general, the characteristics are quite suitable for using the phone as an additional or work one.
Battery
You shouldn't expect outstanding battery life, as for example, from Xiaomi - the phone has a 2100 mAh battery. Such a reserve of energy can be enough for a day of use with an active screen up to 2 - 2, 5 hours. What the phone can boast of in this regard is that the battery is removable, and you can easily replace it every time it is completely discharged. In addition, if you use the phone as a workstation, you can turn off unnecessary animations and other functions that negatively affect the autonomous operation of the smartphone without any damage.
In addition to everything, the smartphone has a program installed from the factory that allows you to reduce power consumption to the minimum possible. The smartphone is charged using a standard micro USB cable, so there is no need to worry about being able to charge the phone from a neighbor.
Acoustic capabilities
At the first glance at the back of the smartphone, due to the presence of a large grill, it may seem that it has a really huge speaker, but not everything is as rosy as we would like - the speaker itself is much smaller than this grille, which in turn is just a design element. The sound can be called bearable only at a low volume, on the middle one the speaker starts to hiss actively, and at high it is not possible to listen to it for a long time without pain in the ears. As for the spoken dynamics, the noise cancellation system is extremely unstable. There is a familiar 3.5 mm headphone jack and built-in FM radio.
Communication
The phone has 2 modifications - 3G and 4G. As you might guess from the name, the fourth generation Internet (LTE) only supports the 4G model. Internet speed test on "speedtest" showed 38 megabytes of downloads and 33 megabytes of uploads at night. The smartphone has trays for 2 SIM cards in micro format, which can only work in alternating mode.
Both phones have a 2.4 GHz WiFi receiver with 802.11 b / g / n range. As well as Bluetooth version 4.0 and GPS satellite navigation.
Conclusion
Let's start with the plus, since there is only one here: huawei lua can bribe the user only at a price. The smartphone does not differ in anything special from the rest of the models in this line, both in a bad and in a good way. If you are willing to put up with low-quality pictures in conditions of poor sensation, a hissing speaker, mediocre noise cancellation and rapid heating of the device during the moments of peak processor load, this phone is for you.
