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Huawei P Smart 2018 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

    2.84 in
    5.91 in
    Huawei P Smart 2018 Mobile Phone
    Huawei P Smart 2018
      3.0 in
      6.03 in
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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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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      4.2 out of 5
      7 user ratings
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      4 stars
      		71 %
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      4.3 out of 5
      43 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 5.1
      CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.1 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
      GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
      RAM memory3 GB4 GB

      Display

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Screen size5.65 in5.7 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 2160 px2560 x 1440 px
      TechnologyIPS TFT
      • AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density427.0 ppi518.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps

      Front camera

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Internal storage32 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesno
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		No memory slot

      Design

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Yellow
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • Black
      • White
      • Grey
      • Pink
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Aluminum
      • Glass

      Dimensions

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Height5.91 in6.03 in
      Width2.84 in3.0 in
      Depth0.29 in0.3 in
      Weight5.04 oz6.03 oz

      Connectivity

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetooth version4.24.1
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      Charging connectionUSB
      • USB
      • Wireless
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n

      Battery

      Huawei P Smart 2018Huawei P Smart 2018
      Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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