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Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9
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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2016
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Huawei P9 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2017
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Motorola Moto Z Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto Z
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4.2 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
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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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2 editorial reviews
Huawei dilutes the P9 a little too muchRead more
IF SUB smartphones are on your agenda, Huawei’s P9 Lite is worth a look, but we’ve been more taken with the 2017 remake of the P8 Lite – it has a slightlyRead more
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4.1 out of 5
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39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
IPS
OLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTLCDAMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
N/A
535.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnononono
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
1/1.8"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.8 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
N/A
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

Height5.71 in5.78 in5.8 in6.04 in
Width2.79 in2.86 in0.0 in2.96 in
Depth0.27 in0.3 in0.0 in0.2 in
Weight5.08 oz5.19 oz5.19 oz4.8 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version2.02.0
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
no
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time14.53 h18.9 h
N/A
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonono
Standby time
N/A
630.0 h
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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