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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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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi401.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.7 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9F/1.7
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in6.0 in5.94 in
Width2.86 in2.96 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.27 in0.3 in
Weight5.19 oz5.71 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
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
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 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
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h440.0 h336.0 h
Talk time18.9 h20.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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