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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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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Copper
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Green
  • Red
  • White
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.77 in5.0 in
Width2.86 in2.83 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.29 in0.34 in
Weight5.19 oz5.36 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yesyes
IR
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

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
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h740.0 h880.0 h
Talk time18.9 h16.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesno
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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