Huawei Y6 II Compact

Huawei Y6 II Compact
Honor 5A

Brand	Huawei Honor
Manufacturer	Huawei
Type	Smartphone
Series	Huawei Y / Honor A
First released	Honor 5A: June 12, 2016;9 years ago (2016-06-12) [1] Y6 II Compact: September 2016;9 years ago (2016-09)
Predecessor	Huawei Y6 Pro Honor 4A
Successor	Huawei Y6 Pro 2017 Honor 6A
Related	Huawei Y6 II
Compatible networks	GSM, 3G, 4G (LTE)
Form factor	Slate
Colors	Black, White, Gold [2]
Dimensions	143.8×72×8.9 mm (5.66×2.83×0.35 in)
Weight	140 g (5 oz)
Operating system	Original: Android 5.1 Lollipop + EMUI 3.1 Current: Android 6.0 Marshmallow + EMUI 4
CPU	Y6 II Compact: MediaTek MT6735 (28 nm) Honor 5A: MediaTek MT6735P (28 nm) 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720MP2
Memory	2 GB, LPDDR3
Storage	16 GB, eMMC 5.0
Removable storage	microSDXC up to 128 GB
Battery	Removable Li-Po 2200 mAh
Charging	10 W
Rear camera	13 MP, f/2.0, 28 mm (wide-angle), AF Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Video: 1080p@30fps
Front camera	5 MP LED flash Video: 720p@30fps
Display	IPS LCD, 5.0", 1280 × 720 (HD), 16:9, 294 ppi
Connectivity	microUSB 2.0, 3.5 mm jack, Bluetooth 4.0 (A2DP, LE), FM radio, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (Wi-Fi Direct (Y6 II Compact), hotspot), GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS (Y6 II Compact)
Other	Proximity sensor, accelerometer, compass
References	[3] [4]

The Huawei Y6 II Compact is a mid-range smartphone developed by Huawei and part of Y series, which is a smaller version of the Huawei Y6 II. It was introduced in September 2016. In some countries it was sold and rebranded as the Honor 5A. ^[5]

Specifcations

Display

Both phones have a 5-inch IPS LCD at HD (1280 × 720; 16:9) with 294 pixels per inch.

Hardware

For the main processor, The Y6 II Compact is powered by the MediaTek MT6735, ^[6] while the Honor 5A is powered by the MT6735P. ^[7] Both phones are equipped with the Mali-T720MP2 GPU.

Both smartphones feature a 13 MP wide-angle main camera (f/2.0) and a 5 MP front camera. Both the main and front can record a video with a resolution of 720p aat 30 fps.

Both the Y6 II Compact and Honor 5A were only sold in 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory. ^[8]

Software

The smartphones were released on EMUI 3.1 (Android 5.1 Lollipop) and updated to EMUI 4 ^[9] (Android 6.0 Marshmallow).

References

1. Lucic, Kristijan (7 June 2016). "Official: Honor 5A Will Be Announced On June 12th In China". Android Headlines. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
2. "HONOR 5A - Pingvin.Pro". Pingvin.Pro (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
3. "Huawei Y6II Compact - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
4. "Honor 5A - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
5. "Обзор смартфона Huawei Honor 5А: просто добротный бюджетник — Mobcompany.info". mobcompany.info. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
6. "Huawei Y6II Compact характеристики, обзор, отзывы, дата выхода - PhonesData". PhonesData (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
7. "Huawei Honor 5A характеристики, обзор, отзывы, дата выхода - PhonesData". PhonesData (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
8. "Honor 5A goes official with 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera". GSMArena.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
9. "Review - Honor 5A: Unique Entry-Level Smartphone | Nasi Lemak Tech". 23 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2026.