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HTC Desire vs Huawei P9 Lite 2016

2.36 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
2.86 in
5.78 in
Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Editiorial reviews
29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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2
2 editorial reviews
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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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
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 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-T880 MP2
RAM memory512 MB3 GB

Display

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Screen size3.7 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density252.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Internal storage128 MB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Height4.69 in5.78 in
Width2.36 in2.86 in
Depth0.47 in0.3 in
Weight4.59 oz5.19 oz

Sensors

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h630.0 h
Talk time6.5 h18.9 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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