Huawei P9 lite

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Huawei P9 lite
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  • 5.2" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 2/3GB RAM Kirin 650
  • 3000mAh
Released 2016, May 15 147g, 7.5mm thickness Android 6.0, up to 7.0, EMUI 4.1 16GB storage, microSDXC
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Also known as Huawei G9 Lite, Honor 8 Smart (India)

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, April 20. Released 2016, May 15
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm (5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1
Chipset Kirin 650 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830MP2
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera
Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Single 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (L31, L21 only)
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold
Models VNS-L31, VNS-L21, VNS-L22, VNS-L23, VNS-L53, VNS-AL00, VNS-L62, VNS-L52, VNS-DL00, VNS-TL00, DIG-L22
SAR EU 1.38 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
Price About 210 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1242
Basemark X: 7681
Display Contrast ratio: 1192 (nominal), 2.679 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 83dB
Audio quality Noise -97.8dB / Crosstalk -97.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 79h

User opinions and reviews

Worked great. In late 2023 started lagging. In cold weather battery acted funky. Nice phone, smooth, rarely crashing. Used 2019-2023.

  • rndom
  • 12 Oct 2024
  • LaJ

I had one passed down to me by my then step dad in 2017 and in 2020 it started axting funky. When at 100% it would power off then back on but at 5-20%. Only today have i found out the battery is swollen and the back cover has started to come off. Oth...

same here. still works for browsing, YouTube, and playing ludo. 😌

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