Honor 9 Lite vs Honor 8C Specs Comparison

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Honor 9 Lite Honor 8C
Released · Jan 21, 2018
Released · Dec 10, 2018
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
6.3-inch · 1520x720px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2018 Nov 29, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches
151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
6.25 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
158.72 x 75.94 x 7.98 mm
Weight
5.26 oz (149.0 g) 5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue Black, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.96% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 81.13% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 427 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 269 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 250
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) 13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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

Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, 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 Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
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