Honor 9 Lite vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8
Honor 9 Lite Apple iPhone 8
Released · Jan 21, 2018
Released · Sep 22, 2017
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 256GB
3000 mAh
1821 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2018 Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches
151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.26 oz / 149.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 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
5.7-inch, 75.96% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 427 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 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)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
2GB/64GB
2GB/128GB
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
3000 mAh 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single 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)
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
13 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
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, 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
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
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, 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), 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
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 12, 2017
FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 1.09 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $699
A1863
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
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