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

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
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
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.86 in2.75 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight5.19 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX

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 LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
MiracastMiracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h370.0 h390.0 h
Talk time18.9 h17.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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