Honor 8 vs Honor 9 Lite Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm	5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g)	5.26 oz (149.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch	5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 427 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.02 %	75.96 %
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (8.0 Oreo), Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	13 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Compass
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016	Jan 17, 2018

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 32 GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 32 GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Honor 8 Specs	Honor 9 Lite Specs
PhoneArena Review
Honor 8 Review
User Reviews
	Honor 9 Lite User Reviews