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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
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Huawei P9 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2017
Editiorial reviews
19
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
0 %
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2 editorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
Huawei dilutes the P9 a little too muchRead more
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User rating
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
N/A
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCD
IPS
Resolution1334 x 750 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFTLCD
Pixel density326.0 ppi424.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
N/A
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB128GB

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.78 in5.8 in
Width2.64 in2.86 in0.0 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.0 in
Weight4.87 oz5.19 oz5.19 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
N/A
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h630.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h18.9 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A

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