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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2021) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a overall score of 79.2 against 75.8. The Huawei P Smart (2021) body is a lot newer, but thicker and extremely heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a slightly better looking display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better screen pixel density.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Huawei P Smart (2021) takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light images and videos and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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