The Huawei P Smart ? Review
The P Smart is one of the best selling Huawei smartphones. After the P Smart 2019 and P Smart+ 2019, the family grows with a new device. What makes it different from the others? Mainly, its retractable camera, the first we've seen in a Huawei phone that appears every time you want to take a selfie. It hides behind the huge screen. Discover everything the new Huawei P Smart Z has to offer in this full review.
The Huawei P smart – Review
They say first impressions count, and it can also be applied to smartphones. The first thing I thought when I took the P Smart Z out of the box and held it in my hand was that it was too big. And not just long, but especially too wide. With dimensions of 163 x 77 x 9 mm and a weight of almost 200 grams, there is no doubt that it is a bulky mobile. Luckily, this feeling is reduced a little thanks to its rounded edges, which make it almost comfortable to hold.
The screen isone of the strong points of this smartphone, at least if we talk about size. Huawei has increased the 6.21 inches of its P Smart 2019 display to the 6.59 inches of this model, maintaining the 19.5:9 ratio that provides a density of 391 pixels per inch. It has a Full HD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 px, but it is not an OLED but an LCD, which is noticeable in the quality. Sometimes brightness leaves something to be desired, especially outdoors.
Despite that, the overall feeling is good. It will delight those who like to watch multimedia content on their smartphone, whether it's YouTube videos or Netflix. During my review, I myself watched the whole 90 minutes of a football match without missing my laptop.
This smartphone is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 710F 8-core processor, a slightly modified version of the Kirin 710 that is in many Huawei and Honor models such as the P30 Lite, the Honor 8X and the P Smart 2019 itself. In addition, it comes with 4 GB of RAM, which is satisfactory for its price.
It has a storage capacity of 64 GB, which is expandable up to 512 GB via a microSD card. Although Huawei is trying to introduce its new NM cards in its smartphones, especially the high-end ones. This time, the company has ceded and will allow us to use the classic cards.
The sound is what you would expect for the price you pay, without big boasts but with acceptable quality and power, both through the speaker and if you choose headphones. The sound is mono, as it only has one speaker, located on the bottom right. You have to be careful with this. If you hold your smartphone horizontally while watching content or playing a game, it's very likely that you'll cover the only speaker available, so you'll have to adopt a position that's not very natural. On a positive note, Huawei continues to rely on the 3.5 mm headphone jack, as well as putting (very simple) headphones in the box.
If there's one thing you can't complain about with this smartphone, it's the battery life. As I said, the P Smart Z is quite bulky, but it has to house its large4,000 mAh battery somewhere.Thanks to that, this device reaches the day of autonomy without any type of complication, even reaching two days with moderate use.
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The Huawei P smart Android smartphone was produced by Huawei, a Chinese electronics manufacturer, as part of the P series in January 2019. It was released in black, light blue, medium blue, and red body colors.
The P smart includes either 32 GB or 64 GB of internal storage and 3 GB of RAM. It features hybrid Dual SIM capabilities, meaning that two Nano-SIM cards can be inserted into the device and one can be in standby while the other operates normally. It also includes dual main cameras, one 13-megapixel camera, and one 2-megapixel camera for depth. It features a 16-megapixel or 8-megapixel selfie camera. The P smart includes a non-removable 3400 mAh battery and 10-Watt fast charging capabilities ( a non-removable battery is one whose adhesive is permanent, making repair and replacement difficult).
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Please note: In September 2019, we updated the DXOMARK Mobile test protocol to cover ultra-wide-angle performance and have renamed the protocol DXOMARK Camera. We also expanded our low-light testing and created the new Night sub-score, which incorporates the previous Flash score. We have retested this device using the new Wide and Night test protocols and updated this review. The updated elements and scores are right at the top; you can still find the original review further down the page. For more information, please see the articles about our new Wide and Night test protocols.
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