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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2020) is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 77.5 against 75.8. Even though Huawei P Smart (2020) is much newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and Huawei P Smart (2020) both have really similar screens, because although the Huawei P Smart (2020) has a just a little lower display density, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger display.
Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a tinier camera aperture and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a back facing camera with more megapixels.
Huawei P Smart (2020) has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 13% greater battery capacity.
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