Huawei P Smart (Dual SIM) 32GB Android 8.0 UK version SIM-Free Smartphone - Black

I have owned many mid-low range phones (including sony, huawei, doogee, elephone, honor) and this is by far the best one. Unbelievable price for the quality. My partner bought a huawei p10 not so long back, and as I was very impressed by that model, I decided to see what budget phones they have available. I want to start by saying, that when you buy a £179 phone you do not expect it to be as good as the latest £799 phone. Or at least you shouldn't do. But with this handset it's hard to tell the difference without really looking. There are a number of bad reviews for this phone, which to me do not make sense at all, as what people seem to be complaining about, the phone handles no problem, or even excels at. 1) Speed = The phone flies through the menu, opening apps are no problem, multi tasking and gaming are brilliant, cannot fault the phone for speed at all. Some reviews were saying very slow and laggy, this is not the case at all. Not in the slightest. My guess is these people just had the phone, and was probably going slow due to mulitple updates, background processes and set up tasks taking up all the resources. The phone is far from slow. 2) Style = The phone looks and feels very nice indeed. The screen to body ratio competes with flagship phones, no cheap plastic anywhere, going by looks alone you would think this is a flagship model. 3) Usability = The fingerprint scanner on the reverse works very well, I haven't had a single failed attempt at reading my finger in the week or 2 iv'e had the phone. My sony z5 premium (terrible phone btw) was much worse than this. Screens very responsive etc. Very little bloatware for instance, I was prompted when setting up the phone what apps I wanted and which I didn't, which was amazing. Finally I can CHOOSE what apps I want and what I don't, rather than being inundated with apps I cannot remove and don't need. That was refreshing. SIgnal strength is great, that paired with easy and thorough initial set up and lack of bloatware makes this phone a pleasure to use. Also what stands out for me is the fact that I have NFC, mirror share and a decent gyro, which usually take a hit on budget phones. 4) Camera and Screen Quality = Screen quality is fine, big bright screen, good HD+ resolution and stretches right to edges of phone. I have had phones with a slightly brighter screen before, but this is definitely bright enough even for direct sunlight etc. The camera on the other-hand is extremely impressive. Usually when you buy a < £200 phone rather than a flagship, many components suffer, and the camera is normally the most noticeable budget component. This camera is amazing. Again some of the reviews says the camera isn't very good, but compared to all my other phones at the same price level, it wins them by a long, long way. Camera quality is great, plenty of settings, fast to take a pic too which is rare. I cannot fault this camera one bit, even detailed when zoomed right in. It may be worth 5) Battery Life = As the phone is only 2 weeks old I cannot really review the longevity of the battery, but at first impressions it is great. Even with flagship models I really struggle to get a full day, I work very long hours, mainly on my phone, plus do a lot of browsing and media streaming, so I work my battery hard. A full day yesterday for example took just 18% of my battery. That's un heard of for my usage. I will update again in 6 months, see if the battery lasts, but so far very impressed. So, all in all, I am very, very happy with this purchase so far. I have owned a lot of phones, especially at this price range, and this is staggeringly better. Obviously when you buy a budget phone, the company has to save the money somewhere. With other phone brands, things like the camera suffers, and this usually starts to bother you. But I think this model is amazing. They have saved money in places you do not notice. For instance I have fast charge, but not lightning charge. There is also no armour protection on the screen, and comes fitted with a plastic screen protector, other phones screens may be brighter too (but only slightly), but honestly other than those i'm struggling to work out why this phone is £179 and the new Samsung over a grand. It makes no sense to me at all. I did have trouble finding a screen protector that fits without extending over the screen bevels, and im still looking now for a protector with a good fit, but there are plenty of good cases available (which is normally an issue with cheap and off-brand phones). I have bought 2 screen protectors now, and both of them are way to large. Those few points are the only faults I can give this phone. If you're sick of paying a fortune for phones, or if you just want out your contract, I totally recommend this phone. You will not see it as a downgrade. I have been buying budget phones a while now, as well as some flagships (as I usually run 2 phones at a time), but after seeing what this can do I will not be upgrading my contract for another flagship, its simply just not worth it in the slightest.

The 8 core processor guarantees great performance. Cameras are superb but needs good lighting like most mobiles. (My Sony compact camera can take pictures at night). Nice built in apps that do not intrude, I like the Health one. 32Gb internal memory is adequate and you can always expand with Micro SD card unless using two sims. (Second sim is only activated if you lose reception on first network, could be handy in remote areas but not most of UK) Battery life is superb, I didn't use my phone yesterday and still had 91% left, typically has 75% after 24 hours. The build quality and superb case is as good as any other offering. There are a choice of cases available and I got one at the same time. It comes with a screen protector so saves you buying one separately. Makes my 2 yr old phone look a dinasaur.

for the price, this phone really does provide an awful lot. the battery life impresses me a lot, it can easily last a day with moderate-high use. with low usage it can easily last two days, and with power save mode, even three days. the screen is average, it's hd so is nice and clear, but obviously not the same quality as a high end phone, the touchscreen works well, even with wet or sweaty hands, however the fingerprint sensor requires dry fingertips. sleek design. it has an 18:9 aspect ratio

Huawei P Smart (Dual SIM) 32GB Android 8.0 (Oreo) is an Excellent product! Very good value! I didn't read the instructions - it is very intuitive and super easy to use (easier than my old Samsung, which is easy to use). The phone is fast too and with Android 8.0 (Creo). Inserting sim or memory card is so easy, much easier than with my old Samsung - with Huawei I don't have to remove the battery when changing sim or memory card, I just press with a pin in a tiny hole on the side of the phone, and the sim ejects. Can't be easier. Really good value and can do the same as Samsung phones that cost between £600 - £750. People are telling me not to use Huawei, but I only paid £150 for this phone, so why should I listen to what people say? An iPhone with more or less the same technical specifications will cost me between £800 - £1000. It's a no-brainer.

This is by far the best phone I have ever had. I am thrillled with its performance,value for money and impressive 3 year gaurantee. The only small problem I have found are with sms message notifications. I would prefer a number count on top of the short cut, rather than a tiny dot. when I have unread messages. Some people have complained about the camera.The camera is ok but not outstanding. It does have some really good tools with it. I enjoyed "smile activation" and "say cheese" (methods of taking picturers remotely). The picture quality is better than my previous Sony Xperia but not as good as my wifes Samsung A7 but thats a more expensive phone. All in All ,This is an amazing phone for the money and if it prooves reliable I will be sticking with Huawei in the future. if you are thinking of buying this phone you won't be dissapointed. Go ahead and buy it.

Best phone I have ever had. Had it for couple of weeks now and it is great. Battery life for me is exceptional. My old mobile needed to be charged daily. This one every three or four days. The camera is very good. The screen is nice and clear and a good size. Coming from an IPhone Android took a little time to learn. Nothing that a quick look on Google could not solve. The seller was quick with delivery and it was well packed. It arrived when expected. My wife had a play around with mine and bought one herself as she was that impressed with it and she had a Galaxy S8. She says it is quicker and the battery life is better then her S8. To me it feels a little big but then my old phone was an IPhone S4. We both would highly recommend this phone and the price at 170 pounds for the single SIM version is the same where ever you buy it. With Amazon the advantage is that you sit back and wait for it to arrive.

I was on the hunt for a budget smartphone as present for a relative and my research showed this was one of the best value phones around. I've tested the phones for the basics and in a nutshell, everything seems to work very well. The screen is a 5.65-inch IPS LCD and with minimal bezel makes the phone reasonably compact. The display is very bright and pictures (and videos) look sharp and well detailed with accurate colour reproduction. The 13 megapixel camera is quick and pictures look great too. Applications such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Chrome performed well, felt fast and no lags. The 3GB RAM combined with the kirin 659 octacore processor contributed to a smooth performance (3GB is the absolute minimum). The build quality is good, the aluminum mat black finish look slick (similar to iphone). The factory fitted screen protector is a nice touch. The battery is 3000 mAh which is good enough and seemed efficient. The charging port is a micro-usb and I don't understand why Huawei didn't include usb-c. I was disappointed with the lack of fast charging. The software is Android 8 with Huawei EMUI skin which is very annoying to use. It so heavily customized and completely reworked Oreo, even the App drawer is replaced by on screen icons à la iOS. This is not a deal breaker though, there are plenty of launchers that can be downloaded to replace the EMUI. What's good: Responsive finger print sensor, good camera, good performance, slick design, good build quality, excellent 18:9 display, NFC, Android 8.0 Oreo, 32GB Storage with MicroSD slot. ....And not so good: Heavily customized Android EMUI, no fast charging, micro-usb charger (no usb c), camera struggled in low light. For someone looking for a budget phone that does all the basics right, then it'll hard not to be impressed with the P Smart and the amount you get for the low price.

Switched to this from Moto G3 which lasted 3 and a half years before screen smash. Bought Moto G6 Play but had headset issue and had to send it back. Got another one,same issue. Battery in old Moto G3 was brilliant but on this P Smart after about 8 hours of intermittent use is at about 35/40% which isn't great. Other than that it seems like a good deal for the price.