HUAWEI Y9 2019

Technical highlights

• 5.93” IPS LCD Display (2160×1080)
• 13 Megapixel Camera, f/2.2 aperture
• HiSilicon KIRIN 659 platform 3 RAM, 32 GB of Storage + MicroSD (256 GB max)
• 4000 mAh battery capacity
• Android

Industrial design

The Huawei Y9 uses a classic unibody-style design with a closed metal chassis with tempered glass only to cover the screen. It is a well-known, very sturdy design that is well-suited for efficient mass production. The design is business-like, and it seems not mean to be “fun” or attract a lot of attention, there’s certainly a market for this.

It is unlikely that you will find a front+back glass design in this category, because it is much more complicated to build those, taking many more steps (and money) during the assembly phase. The material itself is also more expensive because glass designs use multiple layers.