SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei P Smart (2019) review: A budget FullView phone that sold by the million across Europe.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2018·$230
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#40 of 84
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Huawei's European budget best-seller.

P Smart (2019) was a volume champion across Europe — an FHD+ FullView screen, capable Kirin 710 and Google services (pre-ban) at a budget price. It feels dated now, but it was one of Huawei's biggest-selling phones of its era.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, dewdrop notch, 60 Hz
Size6.21 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

Main13 MP, f/1.8
Depth2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

54/100

54/100 puts it above the 50-point average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetKirin 710 (12 nm)
RAM3 GB
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,400 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

What works
  • FHD+ FullView screen at a budget price.
  • Kirin 710 punched above its weight.
  • Light 160 g.
  • microSD + jack — had Google services.
What doesn't
  • 10 W charging only.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Plastic build.
  • 2 MP depth filler.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 10 Lite
$240 · score 67/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 84-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .