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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P smart S is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 5X, with a 77.2 score against 73.7. The Huawei P smart S construction has the same thickness than the Google Nexus 5X, but it is somewhat heavier. Huawei P smart S has just a little better performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
Google Nexus 5X and Huawei P smart S feature quite similar screens, because although the Huawei P smart S has a quite inferior number of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen. The Google Nexus 5X takes just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P smart S, although it has a tinier aperture and a much less MP back facing camera.
The Huawei P smart S counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P smart S counts with a much longer battery life than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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