Huawei Mate 9 vs. Honor Magic4 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and Honor Magic4 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

Huawei Mate 9 vs. Honor Magic4 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 166.07 mm Honor Magic4 Lite has greater height than Huawei Mate 9.
Width 78.9 mm 75.78 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Honor Magic4 Lite.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.05 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 189 g Honor Magic4 Lite is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey Ocean blue
Body Material Aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 7.8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg 1.27 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head), 2.7 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.81" Honor Magic4 Lite has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic4 Lite has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 373 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19.9:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor Magic4 Lite has more RAM than Huawei Mate 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor Magic4 Lite has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 9.
User Memory 41 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor Magic4 Lite has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor Magic4 Lite has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 2x 8x Honor Magic4 Lite has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Pro mode, Watermark mode, Timelapse video, Portrait, Filter mode, Night Shot, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic4 Lite has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic4 Lite.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Magic4 Lite has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.45 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portaits, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor Magic4 Lite has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4800 mAh Honor Magic4 Lite has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 9.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic4 Lite has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR) Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 Honor Magic4 Lite
Included Accessories Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
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