Huawei Y9a smartphone was launched in September 2020. The phone comes with a 6.63-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080×2400 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Huawei Y9a is powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 processor that features 2 cores clocked at 2GHz and 6 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. It comes with 6GB of RAM. The Huawei Y9a runs Android 10 and is powered by a 4300mAh non-removable battery. The Huawei Y9a supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Huawei Y9a on the rear packs a 64-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a second 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture; a third 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a fourth 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports a 16-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Huawei Y9a runs EMUI 10.1 is based on Android 10 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 256GB). The Huawei Y9a is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Huawei Y9a measures 163.50 x 76.50 x 8.95mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 197.00 grams. It was launched in Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, and Space Silver colours.

Connectivity options on the Huawei Y9a include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.10, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor. The Huawei Y9a supports face unlock.