Honor 8 Lite vs Honor 9i

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Comparing the Honor 8 Lite vs Honor 9i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Honor 8 Lite runs at 2.1 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Honor 8 Lite offers 5.2 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8 Lite and Honor 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 8 Lite offers 12 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 Lite offers 8 MP, making Honor 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9i offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Honor 8 Lite offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 9i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 8 Lite and Honor 9i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 8 Lite and Honor 9i equally at 7.


User Rating: Honor 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Honor 8 Lite has a rating of 4.2.

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Honor 8 Lite
₹12,200
(Discontinued)
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₹19,999
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
72%

Release Date

12 May, 2017
14 Oct, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP + 2 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3340 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Stylish looks and compact size
  • Good cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup

Cons

  • Lacks fast charging
  • Fingerprint magnet
  • Screen looks washed out in daylight
  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port

User Ratings

4.2/5
(6,393 ratings)
4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 14, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 655
HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.3 %
76.48 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

147.2 mm
156.2 mm

Width

72.9 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

147 grams
164 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
N/A
2 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.09 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass