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General Mobile GM 5 Plus Phone
General Mobile GM 5 Plus
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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2016
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Huawei P9 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2017
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LG G4 Mobile Phone
LG G4
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General Mobile's modestly priced GM 5 Plus phone which has a large Full HD display and Android One gets put to the test in our in-depth review.Read more
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Huawei dilutes the P9 a little too muchRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P9 Lite (Kirin 650, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
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Huawei dilutes the P9 a little too muchRead more
IF SUB smartphones are on your agenda, Huawei’s P9 Lite is worth a look, but we’ve been more taken with the 2017 remake of the P8 Lite – it has a slightlyRead more
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3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
43
4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core6-core
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 418

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.2 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
IPS
LCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFTLCD
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi
N/A
538.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonoyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
1.8 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage32 GB16 GB
N/A
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.98 in5.78 in5.8 in5.86 in
Width3.01 in2.86 in0.0 in3.0 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.0 in0.39 in
Weight
N/A
5.19 oz5.19 oz5.47 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
SlimPort
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
N/A
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Miracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonoyes
Standby time
N/A
630.0 h
N/A
375.0 h
Talk time
N/A
18.9 h
N/A
20.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
QI

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