Huawei P9 64GB vs Honor 9 Lite

Comparing the Huawei P9 64GB vs Honor 9 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 64GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Honor 9 Lite runs at 2.36 GHz, making Huawei P9 64GB the better performer.

Display: Honor 9 Lite offers a screen size of 5.65 inches, while Huawei P9 64GB offers 5.2 inches, making Honor 9 Lite the larger display of the two. Both Huawei P9 64GB and Honor 9 Lite feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Huawei P9 64GB 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 Huawei P9 64GB offers 8 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Huawei P9 64GB and Honor 9 Lite offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Huawei P9 64GB offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 9 Lite offers 32 GB, making Huawei P9 64GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Huawei P9 64GB and Honor 9 Lite equally at 8.

Huawei P9 64GB

₹68,071

(Discontinued)

Honor 9 Lite

₹10,990

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

23 Aug, 2016

21 Jan, 2018

06 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.65 inches (14.35 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	13 MP + 2 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3000 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	32 GB	256 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Outstanding cameras
Decent performance
Sleek build quality

Stunning design
Excellent display
Good battery life
Good selfie cameras

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Average battery life
No OIS or 4K video recording
Expensive

Heating issues
Low-light camera performance could be better
Slippery

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(477,466 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jan 21, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

16 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4

Mali-T830 MP2

Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.65 inches (14.35 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

18:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

427 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %

75.88 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

145 mm

151 mm

150.83 mm

Width

70.9 mm

71.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

7.6 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

144 grams

149 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP

2 MP
Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

N/A

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.06 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹10,990

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