Huawei Mobile has today expanded its smartphone lineup in Kenya with the addition of four new devices. These four devices are the Y311, Y511, Y611 and GR5 mini that the company will use to target the youth who it says are untapped.
Speaking of the launch Mark Hemaobin, the General Manager, Huawei Mobile Kenya described the youth market as untapped with a great potential for Huawei to continue positioning various products and services to this target group. The company’s strategy is focused on embedding powerful features in the mid-range devices at an affordable price to accommodate consumers’ lifestyle for instance good cameras and long battery life, for instance these devices have both back and front cameras of 13 mega pixels and 8 mega pixels respectively.
Hemaobin believes offering unique features on a device that are able to seamlessly fit within consumers’ lifestyle at an affordable price are key elements of Huawei marketing strategy in the mid range level.
The Huawei Y3II
The Huawei Y3II is the cheapest of the four smartphones launched today, it is available for Ksh 7,999. Below is a look at the key specs of the Y3II
Display Size: 4.5 inches with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels
Chipset: MediaTek MT6735M and MT6582M
Processor: 1.0GHz or 1.3GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Storage Space: 8 GB expandable space
Android Version: Android 5.1 Lollipop with EMUI 3.1 Lite
Network: Up to 4G LTE
Camera: 5MP at the back with a 2MP one in front
Battery: 2100 mAh
The Huawei Y511
The Huawei Y5II is available for Ksh 12,000 and has slightly better specs compared to the Y3II. Below are some of the specs you get on this phone.
Display Size: 5.0 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels
Chipset: MediaTek MT MT6582 and MT6735P variants
Processor: 1.3GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Storage Space: 8 GB expandable space
Android Version: Android 5.1 Lollipop with EMUI 3.1
Network: Up to 4G LTE
Camera: 8MP at the back with a 2MP one in front
Battery: 2200 mAh
The Huawei Y611
The Huawei Y611 is slightly more expensive compared to the two and is retailing at Ksh 20,000. Here is a look at some of its specs.
Display Size: 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels
Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 620
RAM: 2 GB
Storage Space: 16GB expandable space
Android Version: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 3.1
Network: Up to 4G LTE
Camera: 13MP at the back with an 8MP one in front
Battery: 3000 mAh
The Huawei GR5 mini
The most expensive of the four is the Huawei GR5 mini, its recommended retail price is Ksh 25,000.
Display Size: 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels
Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 650
Processor: 2.0GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Storage Space: 16GB expandable space
Android Version: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 3.1
Network: Up to 4G LTE
Camera: 13MP at the back with an 8MP one in front
Battery: 3000 mAh
Extra: Fingerprint scanner
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