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Huawei P Smart 2018 Mobile Phone
Huawei P Smart 2018
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Notebookcheck.com reviews the Huawei P Smart Plus (2018), which is also known as the Huawei Nova 3i in some countries. Huawei has equipped the P Smart Plus with a faster SoC than the P Smart, but the device also faces internal competition from the P Smart (2019). Read on to find out how the P Smart Plus (2018) fares in our tests and which of Huawei’s P Smart devices is the best value for money.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 9.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.2 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core10-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 710Samsung Exynos Octa 7420MediaTek Helio X MT6797
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in6.21 in5.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 2160 px2340 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • LTPS
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density427.0 ppi415.0 ppi518.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f2.0 f

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
noyes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Yellow
  • Aurora blue
  • Midnight black
  • Sapphire blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.11 in6.03 in5.94 in
Width2.84 in2.89 in3.0 in2.99 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight5.04 oz5.64 oz6.03 oz6.17 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCyesyes
N/A
no
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBCSBC

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Standby time
N/A
653.0 h336.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
25.0 h21.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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