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Huawei P8 Mobile Phone
Huawei P8
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Huawei P8 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P8 Lite 2017
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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Lite in name, but not in natureRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P8 lite 2017 (HiSilicon Kirin 655, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147 ppi) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
The P8 Lite is an affordable unlocked device, but it has plenty of viable challengers hot on its heels.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 930Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 655Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T628ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • LTPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.9
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Champagne gold
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
N/A
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnonoyesno

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.8 in5.75 in5.59 in
Width2.84 in2.87 in2.81 in2.76 in
Depth0.25 in0.3 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight5.08 oz5.19 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.24.1
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesnoyes
Video outputNoNoNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast
UMTS 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery capacity2680.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time480.0 h670.0 h
N/A
302.0 h
Talk time13.83 h21.0 h16.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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