Globally, Huawei has just launched the Mate 40 series handsets, with one of them now at the top of DxOMark’s camera-phone rankings. Locally, the company is about to introduce a budget offering.

(Update, October 29: Looks like the Nova 7 5G, but is less than P10,000! See the Huawei Y7a’s price, specs, and preorder promo here.)

Huawei Philippines has revealed that it’s holding the media announcement event for the Huawei Y7a next week, on October 29. However, the public launch is scheduled for October 30. You can catch the livestream on that day here.

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A rebranded P Smart 2021, the smartphone has already gone official in Malaysia a few days ago. And it’s priced in our neighboring country at RM799 (roughly P9,302 or $192).

The technology giant puts the focus on the Huawei Y7a’s quad AI camera, fast-charging standard, and design in its marketing materials for the unit.

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The rear camera system is headlined by a 48-megapixel sensor, and it offers super night mode, a 120-degree ultra-wide-angle lens. The battery is big at 5,000mAh, so it’s great that the device is equipped with 22.5-watt Huawei SuperCharge. With 10 minutes of charging, you can supposedly watch videos for two hours. And of course, how can we not mention that it looks quite similar to trendy Nova phones like the Huawei Nova 7 5G?

Rounding out the Huawei Y7a’s features are a 6.67-inch screen with a punch hole for the 8-megapixel selfie shooter, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Android 10, and a Kirin 710A chip paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Huawei Y7a specs

• 6.67-inch LCD display, 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate
• Octa-core Kirin 710A processor
• Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
• 4GB RAM
• 128GB storage
• Quad 48-megapixel, f/1.8 (main), 8-megapixel (ultra-wide), 2-megapixel (depth), 2-megapixel (macro) rear cameras
• 8-megapixel, f/2.0 front camera
• Fingerprint reader (side-mounted)
• 5,000mAh battery with 22.5-watt USB-C charging
• EMUI 10.5 based on Android 10, Huawei Mobile Services
• Color options: Crush Green, Blush Gold, Midnight Black

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