Here comes another budget, pocket-friendly smartphone from Huawei. The name of their latest offering is called the Huawei P Smart (2019), which comes along with some nice features from the 2018’s biggest mobile trends.
This new smartphone appears with features like the extended screen, well-rounded corners, the latest Android Pie, Huawei’s most recent Emotion UI dressing, a camera notch and many more that will be listed below.
The Huawei P Smart (2019) was both announced and released in December 2018. It also comes with so many exciting features while still maintaining a pocket-friendly nature.
Design
This smartphone features an all-around great design which gives it a unique look. The back of the Huawei P Smart (2019) has a striking resemblance with the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, that’s one of the reasons the Huawei described the body of the new device as “ceramic-like finish”.
The back of this device is made of plastic which means it’s impossible to feature wireless charging. There is also a fingerprint scanner that is centrally positioned at the back of this smartphone. The fingerprint can be easily reached and allows you to check your notification tab with just a swipe. The dual primary cameras are positioned at the top left-hand side of this smartphone.
The under of this smartphone is where you find the 3.5mm headphone jack, which makes it one of the few flagship smartphones to still retain the 3.5mm jack. You still find the versatile reversible USB Type-C.
Huawei P Smart (2019) sports a 6.21-inch IPS LCD display and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 which seems to be moderate. This smartphone comes in two different color varieties, the Black and the Aurora Blue.
Camera
At the back of the P Smart 2019, you will find the dual camera setup that comprises of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and another 2-megapixel secondary camera sensor; which helps in providing more data for a gamut of features built into the phone’s imaging setup.
Coming to the front side of this the P Smart 2019, is seated a notch that sports an 8-megapixel front-facing camera which is completed with face unlock functionality and it responds very well, even in low light conditions.
The camera also comes with Huawei’s AI which is perfectly compatible with the Kirin 710 processor. The AI features scene recognition that is capable of distinguishing between 500 different scenes, divvied out across 22 categories.
Performance
The 2019 P Smart comes along with the Kirin 710 processor that is assisted by a 3GB RAM which will be perfectly enough to meet your everyday smartphone needs.
This smartphone uses a 64GB internal storage that will assist in storing all your important files. Most people may not be too comfortable with the storage option, but luckily, the storage can be further expanded up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) via the use of a microSD.
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The Huawei P Smart 2019 also comes in with some optimization from Huawei, the GPU Turbo 2.0 update and what this means is, the smartphone will deliver a decent gaming experience. The Huawei P Smart 2019 runs on the Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9, which is the current main release from Google as pertaining to Mobile OS.
Battery
The Huawei P Smart 2019 houses a 3,400 mAH battery, which is an improvement over the last year’s (2018) 3,000 mAH, that supports up to 96 hours of continuous music playback and 10 hours of internet browsing.
This smartphone also features a smart battery management system that analyzes how you use the smartphone and elongate the battery life by simply minimizing idle apps. The battery can offer you two days if used moderately.
Other Features
- FM ~ Yes,
- 3.5mm Jack ~ Yes,
- Expandable storage ~ Yes.
Huawei P Smart (2019) Price
Despite shipping in with a host of exciting features, the Huawei P Smart 2019 still retains an affordable price tag. The Huawei P Smart 2019 is currently sold for about £200 which is equivalent to approximately $230 (79,000 Naira). You can also purchase this article from some online stores or any Huawei distributor near your region.
Verdict
The Huawei P Smart 2019 is really an improvement over last year’s own. Huawei actually has done a good job of bringing a fully-featured smartphone experience as low as below £200 threshold. Despite featuring an akward body build which is one of the biggest shortcomings of this smartphone, yet there are so much that the phone offers which make you want to overlook its short coming.
