Honor 9 vs Honor 9 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017	Jan 17, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm	5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.26 oz / 149.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	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, Blue	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 75.96% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2160x1080px, 427 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm	13 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, VoIP, 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, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

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