Honor 9 Lite vs Honor 8 Pro

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Comparing the Honor 9 Lite vs Honor 8 Pro 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 8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Honor 9 Lite runs at 2.36 GHz, making Honor 8 Pro the better performer.


Display: Honor 8 Pro offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Honor 9 Lite offers 5.65 inches, making Honor 8 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9 Lite and Honor 8 Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 Pro offers 12 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Honor 8 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 9 Lite offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 8 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9 Lite offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor 8 Pro offers 128 GB, making Honor 9 Lite the better option for storage.


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


User Rating: Honor 8 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9 Lite has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

69%
76%

Release Date

21 Jan, 2018
10 Jul, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie cameras
  • Solid metal build
  • Impressive display
  • Versatile pair of snappers
  • Powerful hardware

Cons

  • Heating issues
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Slippery
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up, quickly

User Ratings

4.3/5
(477,466 ratings)
4.4/5
(15,197 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 21, 2018
(Official)
Jul 10, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
HiSilicon Kirin 960

Processor

Octa core

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

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Mali-G71 MP8

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.65 inches  (14.35 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A

Pixel Density

427 ppi
515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.88 %
73.44 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

151 mm
157 mm

Width

71.9 mm
77.5 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
6.9 mm

Weight

149 grams
184 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
2 MP
Depth Camera
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
Up to 30 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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

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