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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-09 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 710F chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 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 | 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P smart S is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 77.2 against 75.8. Huawei P smart S's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is a bit heavier. Huawei P smart S and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) both feature incredibly similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei P smart S has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P smart S also has 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei P smart S counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P smart S also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P smart S counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Huawei P smart S takes just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera with lot more MP and a larger camera aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments.
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