Honor 9 Lite vs POCO M7

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Comparing the Honor 9 Lite vs POCO M7 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 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while POCO M7 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.


Display: POCO M7 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Honor 9 Lite offers 5.65 inches, making POCO M7 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9 Lite and POCO M7 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: POCO M7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Honor 9 Lite offers 13 MP, making POCO M7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while POCO M7 offers 8 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO M7 offers a higher battery capacity with 5160 mAh, while Honor 9 Lite offers 3000 mAh, making POCO M7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9 Lite offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while POCO M7 offers 128 GB, making Honor 9 Lite the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while POCO M7 is rated 7.8.


User Rating: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while POCO M7 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

69%
77%

Release Date

21 Jan, 2018
07 Mar, 2025

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3000 mAh
5160 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.8/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie cameras
  • Great multimedia output
  • Good performance
  • Reliable daylight cameras
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Heating issues
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Slippery
  • Poor low light cameras
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.3/5
(477,466 ratings)
4.1/5
(80,635 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
436,798
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 21, 2018
(Official)
Mar 07, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

EMUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
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Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 613

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
436,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
29.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
33.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.65 inches  (14.35 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240

Aspect Ratio

18:9
20:9

Pixel Density

427 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.88 %
84.18 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

151 mm
171.88 mm

Width

71.9 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

149 grams
205 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.9" sensor size IMX852 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle 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
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
14h 27m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 36m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.06 W/kg
Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.764 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

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

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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

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