Huawei P9 vs. Honor 8 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Honor 8 Lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P9 vs. Honor 8 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 147.2 mm Honor 8 Lite has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 72.9 mm Honor 8 Lite has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 7.6 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 147 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Black
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.2" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 423 ppi 423 ppi Both phones have the same pixel density.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass 2.5D Glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Hisilicon Kirin 655
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.1 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Honor 8 Lite.
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.
MEMORY Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei P9 has more internal memory than Honor 8 Lite.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 8 Lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Standby Time 566 hours -
Talk Time 1980 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC Yes - Huawei P9 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, H.265
FEATURES Huawei P9 Honor 8 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, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ambient sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 SmartPower 5.0 technology
OTHERS Huawei P9 Honor 8 Lite
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Hands-free headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool
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