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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2016
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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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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in5.5 in5.15 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi534.0 ppi428.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 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
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.8"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f2.0 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesno
Maximum card storage128GB128GB200GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonoyesno
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Purple
  • White
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.65 in5.94 in5.69 in
Width2.86 in2.78 in2.85 in2.72 in
Depth0.3 in0.27 in0.3 in0.29 in
Weight5.19 oz4.87 oz5.54 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h
N/A
336.0 h
N/A
Talk time18.9 h17.0 h33.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnoyesyesno
Wireless charging noyesyesno
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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