Huawei P Smart Pro was launched with a pop-up selfie camera module. The Huawei phone which appears to be the European base variant of the Huawei Y9s that was launched globally with looks quite similar to that of the Honor 9X comes with a full-screen experience. It also highlights a gradient back finish attracting customers first glance. Other key highlights of the Huawei P Smart Pro include triple rear camera setup, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and UFS 2.1 storage. Moreover, Huawei P Smart Pro is listed in multiple European countries.
Huawei P Smart Pro Price
The Huawei P Smart Pro price is set at PLN 1,399 for the sole 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model. It comes in Midnight Black and Breathing Crystal color options and is listed in European markets such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Poland, and Ukraine among others. Moreover, the details about its debut in other regions are not revealed yet.
To recall, the Huawei Y9s was spotted on the company's official global site in November. The smartphone was also rumored to debut in Pakistan with a price tag of PKR 34,999 (roughly Rs. 16,000).
Huawei P Smart Pro specifications
Huawei P Smart Pro included a dual-SIM slot and runs Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.1 on top and features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) TFT panel that has 19.5:9 aspect ratio. On the other hand, the device has the octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710F SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM. The rear camera of the Huawei Smart Pro packs of a 48-megapixel primary sensor that has an f/1.8 lens and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with an f/2.4 ultra-wide-angle lens.
There is also a 2-megapixel depth sensor along with an f/2.4 lens to enable portrait bokeh effects. Huawei has provided 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage on the Smart Pro that is expandable through a microSD card up to 512GB. In terms of connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on the phone contain an ambient light sensor, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a proximity sensor.
The Huawei P Smart Pro packs a 4,000mAh battery that does not support any fast charging technology. Finally, the phone measures 163.1x77.2x8.8mm and weighs 206 grams.
Design, Materials and Build Quality
Huawei P smart Pro features a large screen without recesses, holes and other nonsense taking up space. It is exactly the same as P smart Z. The bezels are not very thin, but considering the diagonal of the screen, they are comfortable. The indentation from below is traditionally thick, from above it seems to be a little thicker than from the left and right.
Also on this side of the device, you can pay attention to a slightly rounded glass around the perimeter. It is not curved, so any protective glass or film will fit nicely. The films come glued to the screen right out of the box. Along the perimeter, the smartphone is enclosed in a black plastic frame with a matte finish. True, it is not continuous, there are thin glossy stripes at the edges. But they are barely noticeable. But the back is disconcerting.
Especially in our black model. Yes, there is some kind of shiny coating there. In certain conditions, the backside will shimmer, but… I almost did not see this effect. This is the most conservative color model, but it has its pros. But this applies to the model in black – Midnight Black. The second available option is Breathing Crystal. It looks more interesting, although still not unique. This is subjective, but I prefer the design of P smart Z with visual color separation.
Here all we get is a trite gradient, which is found almost everywhere. Materials: glass-plastic-glass. There is a minimal oleophobic coating on the back. You can also praise the device for the build quality, which is perfect. Nothing creaks, the smartphone does not bend and feels as monolithic as possible.
Configuration
Above the display, we have the earpiece speaker. Under it, there are light and proximity sensors, but no LED for notifications. On the right, there is a volume control key and a power button which in combination performs the function of a fingerprint scanner. On the left, there’s nothing at all. Below is a 3.5 mm headset jack, microphone, Type-C port, and a multimedia speaker.
Above is a second microphone, a slot for two nano-format SIM cards, or one SIM card and a microSD memory card. There is also a block of the pop-up camera. At the back in the upper left corner, there is a slightly protruding block with three cameras, a flash, and inscriptions under it. At the bottom is the Huawei logo, and uninteresting service markings.
Huawei P Smart Pro Display
The main feature of the screen, of course, is 6.59″ dimensions. The matrix is LTPS (a kind of IPS LCD). Full HD+ resolution (2340 × 1080 pixels), 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 391 PPI pixel density. The screen in Huawei P smart Pro is good. It’s bright, but not overwhelmingly so. Color rendering is traditional for this type of matrix, which means it’s close to nature.
The display is pleasant, in general terms. Viewing angles are wide, there is only a slight loss of black contrast in diagonal viewing. The color temperature in the Vivid mode is cold, in the usual – warm. Also in the first version, the colors are slightly muffled. But in either of the two modes, the balance can be adjusted manually or with a temperature preset.
From other settings, we get vision protection, the ability to select a screen resolution and full-screen display. The screen is suitable for everything: videos, movies, TV shows, text, games. A large diagonal and the absence of a notch do their job. Resolution is also sufficient for such a diagonal.
Huawei P Smart Pro Performance
Unfortunately, the current state of things (US sanctions) does not allow Huawei to please us with new chipsets in the global market. On the one hand – this is a little sad, on the other – the company has no other choice. Either don’t release new smartphones (read – gradually lose ground) or release smartphones on the already “allowed” hardware (certified by Google), focusing on some other things.
Inside, the Huawei P smart Pro uses the time-tested Hisilicon Kirin 710F chipset. More precisely, the time-tested was 710, without the prefix “F”, but in fact, the difference between them is easy to find. Roughly speaking, everything is focused on compatibility with GPU Turbo 3.0 technology and improved energy efficiency.
It turns out that we have the same 12nm and 8 cores: 4 Cortex-A73 cores with a maximum clock frequency of 2.2 GHz and 4 Cortex-A53 cores with a clock frequency of 1.7 GHz with Mali-G51 MP4 graphics. Synthetic tests in normal and production mode – below.RAM is 6 GB, which is relatively good for a relatively inexpensive gadget.
This is the first significant difference between P smart Pro and P smart Z, which had only 4 GB of RAM. Based on this, we can say that there are no problems with multitasking, everything is fine. There is also more storage, which is a significant update. So, out of 128 GB of storage, 113.06 GB is available for the user. Also, there’s full support for the MicroSD card, but to install it, you still have to abandon the second SIM card.
I can’t say anything new about overall performance. Everything remained at the same level. The interface works quickly and smoothly, but it’s not lightning fast. Things improve with performance mode, but then the battery consumption will be higher. With games, we look forward to medium, maybe high, but not ultra-high settings. I ran several games in performance mode using Gamebench and measured the FPS:
PUBG Mobile – high graphics settings, with blurring and shadows, an average of 26 FPS
Shadowgun Legends – high graphics, an average of 36 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile – low, depth of field is on, the “Battlefront” mode is ~ 60 FPS; Battle Royale – ~ 30 FPS
You can also try launching them through the game center by enabling acceleration there. Perhaps the FPS will be slightly higher.
Huawei P Smart Pro Cameras
There are now three cameras in the main unit. The main wide-angle module was pumped – 48 megapixels, with the same f/1.8 aperture, 1/2.0″ sensor size, and 0.8µm pixels with PDAF. An ultra-wide module was added – it is 8 megapixels, with f/2.4 aperture and equivalent focal length 13 mm distance.
The third peephole is an auxiliary 2MP depth sensor (f/2.4). As usual, it is recommended to choose 12 megapixels. Forced 48 megapixels can be selected in the settings, but the ability to switch between modules will be lost. The difference in detail is minimal, the file size is 2-3 times larger with 48 megapixels – in general, I do not think that it makes much sense to use it mode every day.
The main camera is pretty solid, especially in good conditions. There are details, the color rendition is natural and everything as a whole is not bad. In a room with an average amount of light, a noise reduction system works wonders, but it can hurt the clarity of the picture. As the conditions worsen, the quality decreases noticeably.
At dusk or at night I recommend that you turn on the appropriate mode, which improves details, although noises will be noticeable in dark areas. But you need to understand that in this segment there are competitors with a better camera. For example, Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite. The ultra-wide-angle module has familiar flaws – a different white balance, lack of autofocus, poor performance indoors or in medium-low light conditions.
The result is simple: the street and a lot of light – shoots well, the rest of the scenarios – not really. In general, it is approximately the same as P30 Lite, so you can see examples in its review.
Portrait mode, identifying scenes with artificial intelligence and further image optimization – all this has already become an integral part of cameras not only from Huawei but also from other manufacturers. It works just fine, no better/worse than competitors.
Video can be shot at maximum in Full HD up to 60 fps for wide and up to 30 fps for super wide. I was pleased with the electronic stabilization, but the overall quality of the video is average. There is no 4K due to the chipset, which is certainly a bummer.
The front camera is retractable, not very noisy, but clearly audible in total silence. The switching speed to it is lower than in the case of non-motorized modules, but this is obvious. Resolution – 16 megapixels, aperture f/2.2, there are constant face effects that cannot be deactivated. The detail is lacking, I expected a bit more.e camera application in the best traditions of Huawei combines many modes. For the shell, EMUI is the most standard. Manual mode is present but without RAW format.
Unlocking Methods
In fact, there is only one biometric method – a fingerprint scanner. It is integrated into the power button and works generally well. Although it is not as stable as in Honor 20 or 20 Pro. Sometimes it took a little longer to unlock than usual.
The scanner can be configured both for continuous recognition and for a manual when you touch the button. For me, the second option is more suitable, because then random recognition is excluded.
You can’t unlock the device with your face, it’s understandable why. Although many devices with the same motorized mechanism allow this. But apparently for the reliability and/or durability of the system, the manufacturer decided to abandon this method.
Huawei P Smart Pro Battery Life
The 4000 mAh battery allows you to forget about charging for the whole day and calmly use your smartphone. It lasted for me for 1.5 days and almost always the display worked over 7 hours. This is very good. Especially considering the screen size. In the PCMark 2.0 test with maximum screen brightness, I got almost 6 hours and 56 minutes. The charging speed remained approximately the same as in P smart Z, which is about two hours.
Sound and Communication
The speaker is good, no complaints. The multimedia sounds good at an average volume level, and the margin itself is low and the quality becomes noticeably worse at maximum volume. Through wired headphones, the sound is generally good if you pre-configure it using Histen effects.
But through wireless headphones the sound could be much better . And not only because the effects of Huawei Histen still do not work with wireless solutions, but because the sound itself is inexpressive. With Tronsmart Spunky Pro the sound is very flat, even watching a video is not very comfortable because of this. The situation is better in the RHA MA650, but there is no volume margin. The sound depends more on the headset, although Huawei P smart Pro is also to blame.
Other smartphones for some reason sound equally good with different wireless headsets. Wireless modules, unfortunately, took a hit. I absolutely do not understand why the Pro version of the smartphone removed both dual-band Wi-Fi and NFC. In Huawei P smart Z it’s all there. Even P smart 2019 (and it was released at the very end of 2018) had it all. Why these elements were removed?
It could be forgivable for an inexpensive smartphone which is 1.5-2 times cheaper, but for the price of P smart Pro, it all should be here. Someone may not need it, but in general, I regard the absence of the above elements as a minus. So, a set more characteristic of an ultra-budget phone than a mid-ranger: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 (LE, A2DP), GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS). Everything works fine, but this is not enough.
Software
Huawei P smart Pro currently has Android 9.0 Pie with the EMUI 9.1 shell. Yes, yes, Google services are here and they work great. Everything else, too, even if it is painfully familiar. It’s EMUI, with no surprises.
Finally, Huawei P Smart Pro
Huawei P Smart Pro smartphone released date was in December 2019. The device launches with a 6.59-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels at a pixel density of 391 pixels per inch (PPI).
Huawei P Smart Pro is equipped and powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710F processor that features 4 cores clocked at 2.2GHz and 4 cores clocked at 1.7GHz. It comes with 6GB of RAM.
The Huawei P Smart Pro equipped and runs Android Pie and is powered by a 4000mAh non-removable battery.
If you talking about the cameras are concerned, the Huawei P Smart Pro on the rear packs a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a secondary 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture and also a third 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocused. It has sported a 16-megapixel camera on the front side for selfies, with an f/2.2 aperture.
The Huawei P Smart Pro consist and runs EMUI 9.1.1 based on Android Pie and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded through MicroSD card up to 512GB. The Huawei P Smart Pro is a dual-SIM smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards.
In terms of connectivity on the Huawei P Smart Pro include Wi-Fi 802.11 B/G/N/AC, GPS, Bluetooth v4.20, USB Type-C, Headphones, 3G, and 4G with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India. Sensors on the phone contain an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor. The Huawei P Smart Pro supports face unlock.
The Huawei P Smart Pro measures 163.10 x 77.20 x 8.80mm (H x W x T) and weighs 206.00 grams. It was launched in Midnight Black and Breathing Crystal colors.
Huawei P Smart Pro Full Specifications
General
Brand
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Huawei
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Model
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P
Smart Pro
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Release date
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December
2019
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Launched in India
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No
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Form factor
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Touchscreen
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Dimensions (mm)
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163.10
x 77.20 x 8.80
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Weight (g)
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206.00
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Battery capacity (mAh)
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4000
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Removable battery
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No
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Wireless charging
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No
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Colors
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Midnight
Black, Breathing Crystal
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Display
Screen size (inches)
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6.59
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Touchscreen
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Yes
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Resolution
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1080x2340
pixels
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Pixels per inch (PPI)
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391
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Hardware
Processor
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1.7GHz
octa-core (4x2.2GHz + 4x1.7GHz)
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Processor make
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HiSilicon
Kirin 710F
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RAM
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6GB
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Internal storage
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128GB
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Expandable storage
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Yes
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Expandable storage type
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microSD
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Expandable storage up to (GB)
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512
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Camera
Rear camera
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48-megapixel
(f/1.8) + 8-megapixel (f/2.4) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4)
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Rear autofocus
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Yes
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Rear flash
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Yes
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Front camera
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16-megapixel
(f/2.2)
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Software
Operating system
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Android
Pie
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Skin
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EMUI
9.1.1
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Connectivity
Wi-Fi
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Yes
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Wi-Fi standards supported
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802.11
b/g/n/ac
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GPS
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Yes
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Bluetooth
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Yes,
v 4.20
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USB Type-C
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Yes
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Headphones
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Yes
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Number of SIMs
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2
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SIM 1
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SIM Type
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Nano-SIM
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GSM/CDMA
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GSM
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3G
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Yes
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4G/ LTE
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Yes
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
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Yes
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SIM 2
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SIM Type
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Nano-SIM
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GSM/CDMA
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GSM
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3G
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Yes
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4G/ LTE
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Yes
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
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Yes
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Sensors
Face unlock
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Yes
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Fingerprint sensor
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Yes
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Compass/ Magnetometer
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Yes
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Proximity sensor
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Yes
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Accelerometer
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Yes
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Ambient light sensor
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Yes
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Gyroscope
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Yes
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