Huawei Unveils First New Phone Of 2019, P Smart

One of the biggest trends with modern smartphones is the lean towards edge-to-edge displays. I'd chose this phone solely because of it. The difference in the number of megapixels of the front camera turned out to be more of a marketing ploy from Honor than a real advantage. Huawei last year with the P Smart and P Smart Plus to surprise with modern midclassers with a number of striking features.

The 6.21-inch IPS LCD on the P Smart sports a long 19.5:9 aspect ratio, so despite granting you sizeable screen real estate, the phone isn't nearly as wide as it would be if Huawei had stuck with a more traditional 16:9 aspect ratio. It is also being used by the Huawei Mate 20 Lite (a phone with nearly double the price tag).

In recent times we've seen 18:9 aspect-ratio screens boot 16:9 phones to the curb, and notches are the new normal… or they were, until 2019's phone started showing up with hole-punch displays, making even notched ones look last-gen. Huawei P Smart (2019) has four different and beautiful color options, these are Night Black, Aurora Blue, Sapphire Blue and Coral Red.

Reviewing the Honor 9 Lite , I said it set the new FHD+ high bar for the £200 price point. Huawei has updated its budget Android phone for 2019. The rear camera of the P Smart 2019 shows its better side in dim environments. A large battery with up to two days longevity and Full HD visuals from a panel that seems to sit far above this phone's price point mean the P Smart is also a worthwhile choice for media junkies on a budget.

The first thing that struck me when seeing the back of the P Smart was how it reminded me of phones like Xiaomi's recently-launched flagship, the Mi Mix 3 , and that's a good thing too, as the company describes the body of the P Smart 2019 as delivering a ceramic-like finish”.