Huawei Nova Y73

The Huawei Nova Y73 has a non-folding, standard-form design measuring 166.1 mm tall, 76.6 mm wide, and 8.3 mm thick, with a total volume of 105.603058 cm³ and a weight of 203 g. It carries an IP64 ingress protection rating, making it resistant to dust and water splashes, though it does not feature a rugged build intended for heavy-duty conditions.

The Huawei Nova Y73 features a 6.67″ LCD IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1604 px and a pixel density of 264 ppi, refreshing at 90Hz for moderately smooth on-screen motion. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Always-On Display functionality. There is no secondary screen present on the device.

The Huawei Nova Y73 is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset, built on a 12 nm process with 5,500 million transistors and an octa-core CPU configuration running four cores at 2.2 GHz and four at 1.7 GHz across 8 threads, utilizing big.LITTLE technology for workload balancing. The SoC integrates LTE, graphics support with a GPU clocked at 650 MHz and DirectX 12 compatibility, and handles 128 bits per execution cycle via NEON, with security backed by NX bit and TrustZone. The device comes with 8 GB of RAM running at 2200 MHz across two memory channels and 256 GB of internal storage, though it does not support ECC memory and has a maximum addressable memory of 6 GB. On the benchmark side, it scores 319 single-core and 1,125 multi-core on Geekbench 6, and 316 single-core and 1,149 multi-core on Geekbench 5, with an L1 cache of 64 KB and VFP version 4 rounding out the processor feature set.

The Huawei Nova Y73 carries a single-lens 50 MP main camera with an f/1.8 aperture and a CMOS sensor, supporting phase-detection autofocus for photos, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and manual controls for exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. It records video at 1080p and 30 fps with slow-motion capability, and includes a built-in HDR mode, burst mode, and in-camera panorama, but does not offer optical zoom, optical image stabilization, RAW capture, 360° panorama, HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, or 3D photo and video capabilities. The single LED flash is not a dual-tone or RGB unit, and there is no laser autofocus. On the front, an 8 MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture handles selfies; it is a single-lens setup positioned above the display, without a front-facing flash.

The Huawei Nova Y73 runs Android 12 and includes a broad set of software features, among them dark mode, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, and theme customization for personalizing the interface. On the productivity side, it supports split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture, full-page screenshots, customizable notifications, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, multi-user support, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Privacy tools cover clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not available. The device also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, and Live Text, and it operates as a free and open-source platform; however, it does not support direct OS vendor updates, focus modes, a media picker, battery health checks, app offloading, Quick Start, or PC mode.

The Huawei Nova Y73 is equipped with a 6620 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 40W fast charging, allowing for quicker top-ups over a wired connection. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging, but the device does include a battery level indicator to keep the user informed of remaining charge.

The Huawei Nova Y73 has a notably limited audio feature set — it does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack or stereo speakers, and it lacks a built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-quality Bluetooth codec standards are supported, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The Huawei Nova Y73 supports dual SIM cards and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Bluetooth 5.1, though it is limited to 4G LTE with no 5G support, and download and upload speeds reach up to 600 Mbits/s and 150 Mbits/s respectively. The device includes NFC, a USB Type-C port running on USB 2.0, GPS with Galileo support, a compass, an accelerometer, an infrared sensor, and a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. There is no external memory slot, HDMI output, gyroscope, barometer, heart rate monitor, ANT+ support, DLNA certification, or built-in projector, and features such as crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a stylus are also absent.

The Huawei Nova Y73 includes a video light for illuminating subjects during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.