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Honor 8 vs Honor 9 Lite Specs Comparison

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Honor 8
Honor 9 Lite
Honor 8 Honor 9 Lite
Released · Jul 19, 2016
Released · Jan 21, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016 Jan 17, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499

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, 72.02% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 75.96% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2160x1080px, 427 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB/32GB 		4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh
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
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 13 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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