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HTC One S9 Mobile Phone
HTC One S9
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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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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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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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2 editorial reviews
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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4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR G6200ARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.2 in5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper LCDIPS TFTLCD
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi424.0 ppi
N/A
570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
yes
HDRnononoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panel type
N/A
LCD
IPS
OLED

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution4.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
N/A
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB128GB128GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.69 in5.78 in5.8 in5.81 in
Width2.74 in2.86 in0.0 in2.7 in
Depth0.4 in0.3 in0.0 in0.33 in
Weight5.57 oz5.19 oz5.19 oz5.75 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.15.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
3.1
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h630.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h18.9 h
N/A
22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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