Smartphone Huawei P Smart (2019) - advantages and disadvantages

Today, no one can surprise anyone with a large diagonal phone, but ten years ago it was difficult to imagine a device the size of a palm. But technologies are developing, opening up new horizons and scope for experimentation in the IT industry, and in many ways these innovations come to ordinary users from Asia in general, and China in particular. Just like with the size of devices, today it will not be difficult to surprise a person with a good and affordable smartphone from China, because the popularity of brand models from China is only growing. In this review, we will focus on the Huawei P Smart (2019) smartphone, the advantages and disadvantages of which will be analyzed in detail.

Progress and Marketing

Huawei has firmly established itself in the smartphone market, offering very interesting solutions in the context of modern mobile devices.However, the new version of Huawei P Smart (and this is it, because the 2019 model differs from its predecessor even in size: 5.65 vs. 6.2 inches) is designed to both embody new engineering developments and stir up interest with an aesthetic design.

Beautiful color and something from competitors

Looking at the novelty, it is difficult to remain indifferent - the gradient blue color will either fascinate and attract the attention of the observer again and again, or cause hostility (for such users, Huawei introduced the usual classic black model). However, upon closer examination, the similarity with Huawei P20 Lite (duplicate camera and fingerprint sensor have an identical look) and a competitive model from Honor 10 Lite ("face" of the smartphone). But we have to admit: the merger turned out to be very harmonious.

The arrangement of parts on the case is not revolutionary - everything remains quite ordinary. The front panel is almost completely occupied by the display, the frames are quite narrow. The design of the front camera is of interest - it received a drop-shaped notch in the middle, which looks unusual. On the side panel there are two buttons - power on and volume control. The rear panel, as mentioned above, received a dual camera shifted to the left and a scanner located in the upper part in the middle, at the bottom there is a vertically designed brand name - HUAWEI, executed in white.

Since it is not yet known for certain what materials will be used in the budget P Smart of the second generation, and the published photos cannot serve as a good source of information (since modern plastic variations practically do not differ in appearance from glass), it is difficult to say how the smartphone will look in reality.But apparently, he will have enough fans.

Smart filling

The desire to update the budget segment is largely due to the need to equip the devices with Kirin chips - the development of Chinese manufacturers as a competitor to Qualcomm. There are many comparisons of both chips on the network and it is impossible to say that Chinese is super powerful. Yes, the Kirin 710 outperforms the equivalent Snapdragon 636, but the difference is subtle. Therefore, this campaign looks more like a marketing ploy, but as a variety, the 710th is a worthy average.

Earlier it became known about the announcement of flagship models, now the turn has come to relatively inexpensive gadgets. But the key phrase here is inexpensive, which means you shouldn’t count on super performance, contrary to the developer’s statements. True, the fact that the smartphone will quite cope with the basic tasks, and most users will not experience any problems with it, also needs to be taken into account - the hardware of the device will make it easy to service the operating system and the needs of the owner (for active games at medium settings, but not higher).

Distinctive features

The average price is an ideal battlefield for the best vehicle manufacturers. Therefore, almost every new product must have its own characteristics, otherwise it will drown in the abyss of such gadgets. Speaking of Huawei P Smart, we can highlight the following: nice design, large display, microUSB 2.0 (strange, because most manufacturers are switching to Type-C, although for most people this does not play a key role).

Presumably, the official premiere of the device will take place in early December 2018, after which it will soon appear on European shelves. Little is known about the price yet, but it can be assumed that it will fluctuate up to 250 euros.

Iron and power

The phone is positioned as a budget phone, with a good camera and performance. How P Smart takes pictures at night and in the sun is not yet known, since photo examples are not yet available on the Internet, but the resolution of the cameras casts some doubt on the reliability of these statements. If the front camera with 24 megapixels fits the description above and will probably appeal to all selfie lovers, then the main bundle of 2 and 13 megapixels inspires some distrust.

But you don’t have to worry about performance - an eight-core processor (4 × 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4 × 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), together with an ideal amount of 4 GB of RAM for modern tasks, will run the most demanding games at medium settings (perhaps a bit higher). I was also pleased with the presence of an energy-efficient and productive Mali-G51 - the graphics accelerator is really good in comparison with previous versions.

The amount of internal memory is also quite consistent with today's standards - 64 GB (of which up to 14 GB will be used for system needs), to which you can additionally add microSD up to 256 GB.

These characteristics will be implemented on the basis of the new Android 9.0 (Pie), which has received a number of improvements and updates. In addition, the interface will be displayed in conjunction with the proprietary shell EMUI 9.0.

Judging by the fact that the device will be equipped with a good IPS matrix with a maximum screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the picture should be detailed and clear.

Information about the battery capacity made some confusion in the characteristics - rumors are circulating on the network about both 3320 mAh and 3400 mAh. The difference, of course, is not fundamental, but still autonomy is still in question.

Some confusion continued with wireless technologies - the presence of NFC is unknown. Otherwise, the standard set is Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS and FM radio.

Communication parameters are as follows: GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE. SIM cards: Nano-SIM, dual stand-by.

You can estimate the dimensions of the device by looking at the dimensions: 155.2 x 73.4 x 7.8 mm, but there is no reliable information about the weight.

Having analyzed the characteristics of the novelty from Huawei, even if they may not be complete yet, we can conclude that in its price segment it has a very good chance of success. Powerful, stylish, supporting modern android and some interesting technologies, it turns into an interesting alternative to popular brands. And even though it's too early to talk about the success of P Smart, "on paper" it looks very good.

Uncertainty

It is impossible to draw conclusions regarding a product that has not yet been released, because in practice not a single test has been made and not a single review has been written. However, analyzing the announced data, you can compile a preliminary list of the strengths and weaknesses of the smartphone.

• Design (for those who do not like blue, there is a neutral black coloring);
• Price / quality (a good balance between the declared characteristics and price);
• The current version of android (without any installations);
• Display (large and detailed);
• Cameras.

• Lack of Type-C;
• Autonomy.

Well, it is not yet known where it is profitable to buy Huawei P Smart in 2019 in Russia, but we can say with confidence that the functionality and variety of selection criteria will definitely not go unnoticed by fans. And since the first tests of sound, video, convenience and performance are just around the corner, it will not be so difficult to form your own opinion based on other people's comments.