The landmark Huawei Y7p launches in South Africa for R3499

Huawei will this weekend launch its first smartphone in South Africa without Google Mobile Services. Dubbed the Huawei Y7p, the budget phone will be something of a landmark device for the Chinese firm.

While the phone still runs Android — Android 9.0 Pie to be exact with EMUI 9 on top of it — it will not arrive with the Google Play Store, or any other Google apps you’d usually see on an Android device.

For some this may be a blessing. For others, it means getting acquainted with Huawei Mobile Services, and the company’s Play Store alternative, the AppGallery.

Beyond software, the phone sports a 6.39-inch display with 1560×720 resolution. An 8MP punch-hole selfie camera is located in its top corner, in similar fashion to the Nova 5T.

Internally, it’s powered by the Kirin 710F, a chipset we’ve seen before on the Y9S, alongside 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Huawei’s also arming this phone with a microSD card slot.

A 4000mAh battery powers it all.

At the rear, a 48MP primary camera flanks an 8MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensor, while a physical fingerprint sensor is placed in the middle of the phone.

Finally, at the foot of the device there’s a microUSB port for data and charging, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The Huawei Y7p will retail in South Africa for R3499, as confirmed by Huawei in an email to Gearburn.

Feature image: Huawei