Huawei P Smart S vs Samsung Galaxy A51 – Mid-range Smartphone Showdown

Huawei recently launched the P Smart S, which is aimed at “young trend seekers” who don’t want to spend a lot on a flagship smartphone.

Instead, it is priced at R5,999, which places it firmly in the mid-range smartphone market, and means that it competes with smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy A51.

Both smartphones are priced between R5,000 and R7,000, which means they are in the sweet spot between performance and affordability.

For South Africans who may be considering buying a smartphone in this price range, we have compared the Samsung Galaxy A51 and the Huawei P Smart S below.

Monitor

The Huawei P Smart S has an impressive 6.3-inch 2,400 x 1,080 OLED Dewdrop screen that makes viewing the content on your phone a pleasant experience.

The 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A51 smartphone has identical resolution and is also an OLED display.

However, while the Smart S uses a waterdrop notch design for the front camera, the Galaxy A51 has the front camera embedded within the display.

Therefore, when it comes to the overall appearance and design of these smartphones, it is up to personal preference – they both have an attractive appearance for a phone in this price range.

Camera

One area where the Samsung Galaxy A51 is the clear winner, at least in terms of numbers, is the front camera.

The Galaxy A51 features a four-lens camera suite, including a 48MP main camera.

In contrast, the rear camera system used by the P Smart S is a triple lens array that has a main camera lens of just 8MP.

However, it’s worth noting that a lens’s megapixel rating isn’t the only thing to consider when evaluating a camera system.

Huawei touts its various software-driven features that can be accessed through its rear camera, including one of the 2MP secondary lenses that offers macro photography that keeps the subject in focus when they are just 4cm from the lens.

Additionally, the other secondary lens is specifically designed to deliver immersive and realistic bokeh effects.

Samsung’s four-lens array also includes a special macro sensor, as well as depth and ultra-wide lenses.

Huawei touts its 16MP selfie camera as one of the main reasons why the smartphone should appeal to a younger market.

The 16MP selfie camera offers AI beautification to enhance selfies, while also offering a circular flash that softens lighting when in low-light surroundings.

Samsung also offers an impressive selfie camera with a 32MP lens.

Specifications and pricing

These phones are largely identical when it comes to performance: they both use octa-core processors and are powered by 4GB memory.

Both come with 128GB storage that can be expanded with a microSD card.

The power that is available on both smartphones is also identical: they both use 4,000 mAh batteries.

However, what makes the Huawei P Smart S an attractive option is that it is priced at R5,999, which is R1,000 lower than the recommended retail price of the Samsung Galaxy A51.

For the additional R1,000, the Samsung Galaxy A51 offers a camera system that has slightly better specs.

The specifications and photos of both smartphones are below.

Samsung Galaxy A51

Huawei P Smart S

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