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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 7.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz2.45 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 540
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB

Display

Screen size5.65 in5.7 in6.44 in5.99 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 2160 px2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 2160 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density427.0 ppi518.0 ppi342.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 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 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2,9"1/2,9"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.03 in6.85 in5.98 in
Width2.84 in3.0 in3.49 in2.97 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight5.04 oz6.03 oz7.44 oz6.53 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DP
NFCyes
N/A
noyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNoMHLNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
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
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh5300.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Standby time
N/A
336.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h57.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A

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