Honor 9 Lite vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison
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| Honor 9 Lite | Apple iPhone 8 Plus | 
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                                    Released
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                                                Jan 21, 2018
                                    
             
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                                                Sep 22, 2017
                                    
             
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                                                5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                Dual camera
                                    
             
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                                                Dual camera
                                    
             
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                                                4GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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                                                3GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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                                                3000 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                2691 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Jan 17, 2018 | Sep 12, 2017 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| 3GB/64GB - $949 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches  151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 5.26 oz / 149.0 g | 7.13 oz / 202.0 g | 
| Materials | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Glass Frame: Metal  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust; IP67 | |
| Biometrics | |
| 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Gray, Blue | Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.7-inch, 75.96% screen-to-body | 5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD, 625 nits | 
| Resolution | |
| 2160x1080px, 427 PPI | 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI | 
| Colors | |
| 16 777 216 | |
| Features | |
| Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| Untested | 2 (Good) | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hexa-core Monsoon and Mistral  | 
        
                                    
| GPU | |
| Mali-T830 MP2 | Apple 3-core GPU | 
| Memory | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB  | 
        
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| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 256 GB | not expandable | 
| OS | |
| Android (8.0 Oreo) | iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 3000 mAh | 2691 mAh, Li - Ion | 
| Charging | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging  | 
        
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| Charge speed | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W  | 
        
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Camera
| Rear | |
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| Dual camera | Dual camera | 
| Main camera | |
| 13 MP (PDAF) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm  | 
        
                                    
| Second camera | |
| 2 MP (Depth information) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm  | 
        
                                    
| Flash | |
| LED | Quad LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing  | 
| Front | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 13 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p  | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2 | 5.0 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
        
                                    
| USB | |
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Lightning | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M3/T4 | |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 | |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 39, 40, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 4, 5, 8 | |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE, HSPA, HSUPA | LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s | 
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM | 
| HD Voice | |
| Yes | |
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | Yes | 
Phone Features
| Notifications | |
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| Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone | |
| Other features | |
| Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording | |
Alternative variants
with 32 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 3GB/32GB | 
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with 64 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 64GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $799 | 
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