Honor Magic vs. Honor 9 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Honor 9 Lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Magic vs. Honor 9 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 151 mm Honor 9 Lite has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 71.9 mm Honor 9 Lite has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.6 mm Honor 9 Lite is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 149 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.96 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.65" Honor 9 Lite has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 577 ppi 428 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Honor 9 Lite.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - 2.5D curved glass, FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed - 2.36 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Honor 9 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Honor 9 Lite.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 9 Lite has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode Gender Beauty Mode, Portrait Mode 2.0
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 9 Lite has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 9 Lite has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 2 Megapixel
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 9 Lite has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface Magic Live UI HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS -
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power -
OTHERS Honor Magic Honor 9 Lite
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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