Huawei Y5 (2017)
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Huawei Y5 (2017)

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  • Stax
  • dZt
  • 03 Oct 2018

It's HORRIBLE in multitasking!

Absolutely horrendous at toggling between apps. It drives you crazy. I'm on Uber. I get a text message, read it, get back to Uber and now it's loading from scratch in the middle of my trip. And to get back to my trip i have to start another trip, at which point it tells me i already have an ongoing trip and takes me to it. Go to my browser to complete the post i was typing but now it's reloading the page, and it has cleared my message. So now I have to type it all over again. Go back to Google maps and I have to re-search the place and the direction because...you guessed it! The map is restarting, from scratch. On Skype, go to contacts to retrieve a number but now it has dropped my call. Extremely frustrating!

And this isn't happening because i'm using up the RAM. 2GB of RAM and i'm yet to reach half of it. So it's got plenty enough RAM for my usage. I only have a few media and essential apps (none of the memory hogger like FB messenger and such) so i'm hardly using up storage memory either. Plus I have a 34GB SD card where i keep all things. So basically, it's not supposed to be doing this.

I've gone through all the battery optimization options on the phone but it hasn't solved the problem. I've also gone through the developer option. I have a phone with 1GB RAM, although, really slow, it will never kill or reload apps - everything is right where I leave it. With this phone I almost never reach 1GB of usage and it acts like I'm using everything it's got.

A little research and i'm learning it's Huawei's firmware that was intentionally made this way to conserve power prolonging battery. VLC even stopped offering their player on play store to a bunch of Huawei models because of this. Users would give VLC low rating because it keeps shutting down and VLC had nothing to do with it. Why Huawei would do this rendering your phone unusable in a multitasking world is beyond me.

There is nothing "smart" about this so-called smartphone. Totally regret buying it!

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    • Anonymous
    • aja
    • 30 Sep 2018

    It lags alot with multitasking especially with messenger and facebook but with games its AMAZING 40000 point on AnTuTu Benchmark its great the only bad thing in this phone is the display
    its very low light and bad colors but in the end its very affordable for this price now 100$

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      • Stax
      • dZt
      • 30 Sep 2018

      Faruk, 18 Nov 2017Any one Can Help Me ? Which Method Try To Root It, Huawei... moreI just rooted my phone (Huawei Y5 (2017) MYA-L22) just a few hours ago. I used this method ---> https://romprovider.com/2017/10/twrp-root-huawei-y5-2017-mya-l22/
      However, the instructions aren't very clear so i had to Google and YouTube A LOT to finally root it. It actually took me 4 months, believe it or not. If you have any questions, post your email, or reply here, or let me know how you would like to get in touch and i'll help you out the best i can.

      EDIT: I just realized his post is almost a year old. Well, for anyone else who is interested, let me know.

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        • Help me please
        • nCN
        • 21 Sep 2018

        Please anyone can till me last update date for this phone and how make it run smoothly

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          • jo007
          • apL
          • 11 Sep 2018

          OMSIM, 09 Sep 2018is this phone is lag or not ?nope..

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            • OMSIM
            • UD%
            • 09 Sep 2018

            is this phone is lag or not ?

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              • Nihal
              • U{k
              • 06 Sep 2018

              My huawei y5 is heating up.

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                • Jabu
                • fsY
                • 05 Sep 2018

                I bought this phone the set up on the speaker volume is maximum, but still the volume is verry low,

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                  • N@sser
                  • fwW
                  • 30 Aug 2018

                  I've just bought this phone three days ago & noticed that all sound volumes are very very low in all schemes (Ringtone, Media & Alarm) & I think it happened when I first prepared it to work for the first time but I couldn't remember where, can you help me please & many thanks in advance.

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                    • tharanga
                    • v{u
                    • 29 Aug 2018

                    one thing is a cant direct plug in PC without any software.

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                      • MELLE
                      • LK3
                      • 21 Aug 2018

                      BENDER, 21 Jul 2018it takes me over 5h to fully charge i just get it without t... moreMy phone charges really fast. phone works well

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                        • Amir_h_th
                        • auu
                        • 14 Aug 2018

                        It's useful and great

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                          • BENDER
                          • Njm
                          • 21 Jul 2018

                          it takes me over 5h to fully charge i just get it without the orginal charger and i wan know is the orgibal y5 3 charging it fast ? i did use samsung 2a charger but it didnt help

                            Talha, 21 Jun 2018I bought this phone but it has a charging problem,It takes ... moreNew Seal unpack 1st Charging time 7 hrs that's Usual, After charging time 3 hrs

                              kaja, 26 Jun 2018Hi i get this. Y5 mobile before 3 months and woking good..a... moreYour Phone may be Fake, I have this phone fully charge 9% to 100% 3 hrs

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                                • Uswa rajput
                                • KIK
                                • 05 Jul 2018

                                I have this phone but its ram does not work what I do ?

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                                  • kaja
                                  • IWU
                                  • 27 Jun 2018

                                  I give the y5 to 1year warranty
                                  Because overheating and charging time too long what can do the company wartanty

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                                    • kaja
                                    • IWS
                                    • 26 Jun 2018

                                    How to repair my mobile. ..... cant remove battary and how to change combany warranty

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                                      • kaja
                                      • IWS
                                      • 26 Jun 2018

                                      Hi i get this. Y5 mobile before 3 months and woking good..and this time. My phone is get charging 6 to 8 hours full battary..And drain battary fast...and overheating i give mobile the shop. Sent company warranty repair the warranty what do the mobile

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                                        • boss
                                        • XRB
                                        • 23 Jun 2018

                                        Talha, 21 Jun 2018I bought this phone but it has a charging problem,It takes ... moreSame here