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Huawei P9 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Panel type
IPS
OLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyLCD
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Pixel density
N/A
424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Memory card readeryes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Internal storage
N/A
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height5.8 in5.75 in5.65 in
Width0.0 in2.81 in2.78 in
Depth0.0 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight5.19 oz5.61 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
NoMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
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
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
Data transmission
N/A
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time
N/A
16.0 h17.0 h
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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