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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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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesnono
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A

Design

MaterialPlasticAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.59 in6.08 in
Width2.86 in2.76 in2.98 in
Depth0.3 in0.28 in0.27 in
Weight5.19 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google CastGoogle Cast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h302.0 h
N/A
Talk time18.9 h18.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesno
Wireless charging noyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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