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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.02 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P smart S is slightly better than Huawei nova 2, getting a 77.2 score against 74.2. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P smart S has the older 10 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. Huawei P smart S's body is incredibly newer than Huawei nova 2's, although it's heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Huawei nova 2 features a slightly better display than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite higher display pixels density. The Huawei P smart S features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 2, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit faster processor than Huawei P smart S. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. Huawei P smart S features superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36% bigger battery size. Huawei P smart S takes a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei P smart S also has a back camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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