Honor 9i/Mate 10 Lite hands-on review

20 October 2017
The Honor 9i is the latest phone to be launched under Huawei's online-online brand in India. Also known as the Huawei Mate 10 Lite, Nova 2i and Maigmang 6 in other countries, it is Huawei's first phone with not two or three but four on-board cameras.

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  • AnonD-757148
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  • 05 May 2018

Jose, 11 Apr 2018Can I use this phone without the screen protector? It does ... moreYou need to buy a tempered glass for the screen protector... yup it has no Gorilla Glass..

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    • AnonD-757148
    • uS@
    • 05 May 2018

    Hi guys I just bought this Nova 2i / Honor 9i all I can say it is so fast. If you want to charge this phone fast, turn off the device or switch your phone to airplane mode.
    for the camera the auto mode is good and you can also capture in burst mode. On the Pro mode or Manual mode of the camera it can shoot RAW file with file size of 30MB per image also it save a JPG copy of the image. I watch youtube with this device on 1080p.

    Here are the 2 sample files One is DNG file (RAW) and JPEG file that I edited using Adobe Lightroom (mobile)

    Unedited
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eO4A-BYOk8Zrq_RnlX5yDizlzsegJlb4/view?usp=sharing

    Edited
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zzrx6uN1UIhtQwqmz654f9DMKBuZLvdE

    I play Star Wars Force Arena and the frame rate is 60fps... it is so smooth
    It also support OTG.

    I hope that I helped you guys thanks...

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      • Jose
      • vx0
      • 11 Apr 2018

      Can I use this phone without the screen protector? It does not say that it is a Corning Gorilla Glass though.

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        • Rk& St
        • t5}
        • 20 Feb 2018

        I like this mobile look is very nice and so lovely cool
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          • AnonD-720769
          • fvL
          • 06 Dec 2017

          video recording is good in back camera?

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            • AnonD-323646
            • t7x
            • 03 Dec 2017

            Anonymous, 30 Nov 2017Does Nova 2i supportsm OTG? plese reply. Thank youYes it's support OTG USB got mind nova 2i also here in the Philippines

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              • Anonymous
              • t7Q
              • 30 Nov 2017

              Does Nova 2i supportsm OTG? plese reply. Thank you

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                • AnonD-323646
                • t7x
                • 30 Nov 2017

                I bought this phone for 7 days ago no problem encountered the phone is good battery backup and beautiful camera also no lag in other games. Value for money.

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                  • John
                  • Q5T
                  • 27 Nov 2017

                  What is good with this device is the IPS LCD which is better than most flagships. Imagine your device having screen retention or burn in. Your beloved $820+ phones will have burn in on screen which is mostly permanent. I would prefer IPS LCD screens over the AMOLED

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 27 Nov 2017

                    AnonD-713138, 09 Nov 2017Hi.Is Mate 10 Lite compatible with VR Gears?No it's not. It does not have a gyroscope sensor.

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                      • AnonD-392500
                      • g39
                      • 23 Nov 2017

                      yoga, 08 Nov 2017The really poor thing is people cry over huawei just seeing... moreHuawei produce some good phones but this one is...sh*t. Even some low end phones can run smoother than this.

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                        • AnonD-670984
                        • X{i
                        • 22 Nov 2017

                        Excellent

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                          • AnonD-717317
                          • tV0
                          • 21 Nov 2017

                          NISHAT DAS, 01 Nov 2017if i thnik about nova 2i or honor 8,,which one should i buy... morePlease go for honor 8

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                            • AnonD-717317
                            • tV0
                            • 21 Nov 2017

                            AnonD-392500, 07 Nov 2017Haha...huawei phones simply su*ks. This phone has weakest g... moreI fully agree on this! When I check the spec, it stated it has a better gpu then Xiao Mi note 3(my previous phone). But when I bought this phone, I can even have a smooth graphic while playing WangZe/Mobile legends in lowLOWLOW performance. Quite disappointed after spending this much. Mi note 3 is even cheaper and better TBH.

                              16mp joke. My 2-year old LG G4 takes so much better pictures in both daylight and low light.
                              For the same price, one can buy the LG G5 with also dual camera (THAT ACTUALLY WORKS) with flagship specs and is just a flagship overall. Sure, you get no 18:9 or bezel less design, nor the dual front camera, but that depends on how much you can sacrifice; 16:9 is still my preference until OEMs finally make some good use of the new screen ratio.

                              Slightly out of topic, LG is really doing a fantastic job at utilizing the new screen ratio in regards to their camera software. Everything is laid out nicely and neatly, and the whole screen is being utilized instead of leaving some part of it unused, which makes me nauseous about 18:9. If others would follow suit, then I can say that 18:9 should be the norm.
                              I'm not yet the biggest fan of it, but I will admit, it has a big potential and greater future improvements.

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                                • Kuldeep Singh
                                • GXp
                                • 14 Nov 2017

                                AnonD-247551, 11 Nov 2017Battery charging time please? 2 hours and 40 minutes fully charged

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                                  • AnonD-632062
                                  • nCd
                                  • 13 Nov 2017

                                  AnonD-715416, 13 Nov 2017Why did you say like that?My observations after looking at the camera samples....

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                                    • AnonD-715416
                                    • w9K
                                    • 13 Nov 2017

                                    AnonD-632062, 20 Oct 2017I am guessing this review was done somewhere in the Indian ... moreWhy did you say like that?

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                                      • AnonD-247551
                                      • Nt1
                                      • 11 Nov 2017

                                      Battery charging time please?

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                                        • AnonD-713138
                                        • KIX
                                        • 09 Nov 2017

                                        Hi.Is Mate 10 Lite compatible with VR Gears?