It’s been barely a week since Huawei launched its new budget segment device the Y9 Prime here in India. In fact, the phone went on sale in India just yesterday. The new handset that struts a pop-up selfie camera and an attractive design has already started receiving software updates to improve its features. Huawei has confirmed that the Y9 Prime has started to receive an official update to EMUI 9.1 which will upgrade the file system on the device to the faster EROFS format. This new update will also enable support for Huawei’s GPU Turbo 3.0 feature that promises to enhance the overall gaming performance of the phone.
Let us take a look at the features that the new update brings to the table
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Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 EMUI 9.1 Update: What’s new?
The most important facet of this new update for the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is the adoption of the new EROFS file system that Huawei introduced with its flagship-class devices earlier this year. The EROFS file system will not only increase the overall performance and speed of the device, but it will also help the phone save precious disk space. Huawei also adds that EROFS can increase the random read speed on an average by 20% and up to 200% while also saving more than 2GB of system storage. EROFS is also better at reading data from the disk which will positively affect applications that involve music files, videos, and documents.
The second major feature that comes with this update is support for GPU Turbo 3.0. Designed for people who wish for an above-average gaming experience, GPU Turbo 3.0 claims to not only cut CPU power by 10%, it also optimizes the overall performance of the device. Other benefits of GPU Turbo 3.0 include reduction of frame drops and overall improved battery life.
Huawei Y9 Prime: Specifications, Features, Price in India
The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is powered bu Huawei’s own Kirin 710F SoC which integrates the Mali G51 GPU for graphics. The phone gets a 6.59-inch TFT LCD (LTPS) display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels in the 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Y9 Prime 2019 gets a pop-up mechanism that houses the 16MP front-facing camera. At the rear, the phone gets a triple camera setup that includes a 16-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide angle camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The phone gets a large 4,000 mAh battery with no fast charging support.
The phone is sold in a single 4GB RAM +128GB variant with a price tag of INR 15,990. The phone comes in two color options; Sapphire blue and Emerald green. Sales of the handset commenced on August 7 via Amazon and offline stores across India.
