Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 vs Realme 3 Pro: Specs Comparison

A new contender has entered the game. The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is now here, and it’s geared to compete in the sub-Php13k price segment.

The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is the first pop-up camera smartphone that the Chinese tech brand offered in the Philippines. The most interesting part is, it’s actually the most affordable device to come with the said feature.

But, is its cool levitating front-facing camera and other capabilities enough for the people to pick it up instead? Well, to answer that question, we would be comparing it with one of its competent opponents.

Queue the Realme 3 Pro, a device that easily became a hit in its category since its release, due to all the features it was able to cram in for the price.

With that, our Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 vs Realme 3 Pro specs comparison, we shall see if Realme’s offering is still the better option, or if Huawei’s bet can steal the spotlight from them.

	Realme 3 Pro	Huawei Y9 Prime 2019
Operating System	Android 9.0 Pie ColorOS 6.0	Android 9 Pie EMUI 9.0
SIM	Dual SIM Dual Standby	Dual SIM Dual Standby
Display	6.3-inch FHD+ IPS 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution ~409ppi Corning Gorilla Glass 5	6.59-inch FHD+ LCD 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution ~391ppi
Processor	2.2Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 octa-core	2.2GHz Kirin 710F octa-core
RAM	4GB/6GB	4GB
GPU	Adreno 616	Mali-G51 MP4
Storage	64GB/128GB expandable via microSD up to 256GB	128GB expandable via microSD up to 512GB
Front camera	25-megapixel f/2.0	16-megapixel Pop-up
Rear Camera	16-megapixel (Sony IMX519) + 5-megapixel f/1.7 Dual-Pixel AF LED flash AI scene detection Chroma Boost Nightscape 960fps slow-mo	16-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 2-megapixel (Depth sensor) PDAF LED flash AI scene detection Night Mode
Audio	Single loudspeaker Headphone jack	Single loudspeaker Headphone jack
Security	Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner Face unlock	Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner Face unlock
Connectivity	HSPA+, LTE WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Bluetooth 5.0 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS FM Radio microUSB	HSPA+, LTE WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Bluetooth 5.0 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS FM Radio USB Type-C
Dimensions	156.8 x 74.2 x 8.3mm	163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8mm
Weight	172g	198.8g
Colors	Lightning Purple Nitro Blue Carbon Grey	Sapphire Blue Emerald Green Midnight Black
Battery	4,045mAh non-removable VOOC 3.0	4,000mAh non-removable
Price	4GB/64: Php12,990 6GB/128GB: Php14,990	Php12,990

The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 do offer a more unique and appealing design over the Realme 3 Pro. It even has some features that are better than the latter. But ultimately, I think we have to hand the trophy to Realme for this battle.

One of its most obvious leads is in the performance department. The Realme 3 Pro has a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor, while the Y9 Prime 2019 comes with with a barely updated Kirin 710F chipset.

The former even comes with an Adreno 616 GPU, which can deliver better gaming performance than the Mali-G51 on the Huawei device. You also can also increase it at a higher memory capacity of 6GB, an option that’s not available to the Y9 Prime 2019.

Another big win for the Realme 3 Pro is in the battery department. Its 4,045mAh battery may be marginally bigger than the 4,000mAh capacity of the latter, but Realme was able to one-up Huawei by including their fast VOOC 3.0 charging on their device. Although you will have to settle with Realme’s microUSB port, while the Y9 Prime 2019 already moved on to USB Type-C.

However, let’s not discount the fact that the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 brags a really cool pop-up camera. The only thing is, it only has a 16-megapixel sensor, while the Realme 3 Pro comes with a 25-megapixel one.

The flexibility provided by the 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera that the Y9 Prime 2019 provides is great. But the fact that a midrange device such as the Realme 3 Pro has a flagship Sony IMX519 sensor is still far more impressive.

The screen on the Y9 Prime 2019 might be bigger at the 6.59-inches (vs 6.3-inches), but the sturdy Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the Realme 3 Pro was able to make up for it.

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Well, that’s it. Although the Huawei Y9 Pro 2019 has twice the storage of 128GB for the same starting price of Php12,990, there’s no denying that the Realme 3 Pro is still the better option is. Not unless that pop-up selfie camera really appeals you.

But if you indeed end up picking the Realme 3 Pro, then you might want to go with the 6GB/128GB variant. It may be Php2,000 more, but the extra 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage that you’d be getting would be really worth it.