Honor 8 Lite vs Huawei P9 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P9
Honor 8 Lite Huawei P9
Released · Feb 17, 2017
Released · Apr 16, 2016
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2017 Apr 06, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
€269

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm
5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches
145 x 70.9 x 6.95 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g 5.08 oz / 144.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.41% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 DLNA
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISEVA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.49 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg
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