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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760 MP16Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.7 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi386.0 ppi515.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyesyes
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f2.2 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Carbon fiber
  • Kevlar
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
  • Steel
Plastic
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.95 in6.04 in5.59 in
Width2.86 in3.12 in3.09 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.33 in0.33 in0.32 in
Weight5.19 oz5.93 oz6.21 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Humidity
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3220.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h420.0 h
N/A
390.0 h
Talk time18.9 h21.0 h20.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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