Huawei Y9a smartphone was launched in September 2020. The phone comes with a 6.63-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2400 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 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.