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Huawei P Smart 2018 Mobile Phone
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Huawei P Smart+ 2019 Mobile Phone
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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
With plenty of great smartphones at the same price point, how does the latest P Smart hold up?Read more
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A great-value phone that we’ve basically seen beforeRead more
With plenty of great smartphones at the same price point, how does the latest P Smart hold up?Read more
Expert test of the Huawei P Smart Plus (2019). This year, this Huawei smartphone is not as different from the model without the Plus designation as last year. In this test, we evaluate what Huawei Mobile wants to achieve with the P Smart+, which you can buy online or from corresponding vendors.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 9.0Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz
N/A
2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 710Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB3 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in6.21 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 2160 px2340 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTLTPS
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density427.0 ppi
N/A
432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 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
60.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f1.7 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Yellow
  • Midnight black
  • Starlight blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.11 in5.59 in5.61 in
Width2.84 in2.89 in2.85 in2.74 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight5.04 oz5.64 oz5.11 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
4.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesno
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
390.0 h288.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
21.0 h27.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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