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Huawei P Smart 2018 Mobile Phone
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4 editorial reviews
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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 506
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in5.8 in6.44 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 2160 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density427.0 ppi570.0 ppi342.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesno
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2,9"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2,9"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Yellow
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnoyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.91 in5.86 in6.85 in
Width2.84 in2.68 in3.49 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.04 oz5.47 oz7.44 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-CNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh5300.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging noyesno
Standby time
N/A
326.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
20.0 h57.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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