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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2020) has a score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Huawei P Smart (2020)'s design is noticeably newer, but a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Huawei P Smart (2020) and Galaxy A5 (2017) both have really similar displays, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a bit better pixel quantity in each inch in the display.
Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei P Smart (2020) features a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for capturing images or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a back camera with more mega pixels.
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