We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 4 products

Close
Huawei P Smart 2018 Mobile Phone
Huawei P Smart 2018
Close
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Close
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Close
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
4
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
With plenty of great smartphones at the same price point, how does the latest P Smart hold up?Read more
I'm going to soak up a lot of this piece with a comparison. I know you've come here for the Huawei P smart review but it would be remiss of me if I didn'tRead more
Read editorial reviews
17
4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
14
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in5.7 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density427.0 ppi386.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f1.7 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage256GB64GB
N/A
200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Yellow
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.91 in5.95 in6.03 in5.61 in
Width2.84 in3.12 in3.0 in2.74 in
Depth0.29 in0.33 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.04 oz5.93 oz6.03 oz5.36 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoMHLMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

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
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyes
N/A
no
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
420.0 h336.0 h288.0 h
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h21.0 h27.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

Often compared with Huawei P Smart 2018

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7