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Huawei P Smart 2018 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
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 5.1Android 5.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz1.8 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 2160 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density427.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.8 f1.9 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage32 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnono
Maximum card storage256GB200GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDNo memory slot
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnoyes
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.28 in6.03 in6.08 in
Width2.84 in3.12 in3.0 in2.98 in
Depth0.29 in0.34 in0.3 in0.27 in
Weight5.04 oz6.77 oz6.03 oz5.4 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoSlimPortMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
MiracastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyes
N/A
no
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
no
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Standby time
N/A
120.0 h336.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
12.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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