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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 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory3 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in5.7 in6.3 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 2160 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density427.0 ppi518.0 ppi521.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Yellow
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Black
Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
yes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.03 in6.4 in5.86 in
Width2.84 in3.0 in2.94 in2.95 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight5.04 oz6.03 oz6.88 oz6.53 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.15.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Video outputNoMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
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+
N/A
VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
N/A
GLONASSGPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
336.0 h220.0 h384.0 h
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h22.0 h32.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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