Last week, Huawei launched a new mid-range Honor branded smartphone with FullScreen display, the Honor 9 Lite. The Lite model of the Honor 9 comes with most of the same specs as the Huawei Enjoy 7S i.e dual rear cameras – 13MP + 2MP, a 5.65-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 3,000mAh battery.
The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Kirin 659 processor and boots Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 on top. It sports a metal body build with glass back, rear fingerprint sensor, dual front cameras – 13MP + 2MP and available in either 3/4GB or 32/64GB RAM and Storage options.
Honor 9 Lite Specifications
- Operating System: Android 8.0 Oreo OS with EMUI 8.0
- Dimensions: 151 x 71.9 × 7.6mm
- Weight: 149 grams
- SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
- Display: 5.65-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass
- Processor: Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 x A53 at 2.36GHz + 4x A53 at 1.7GHz)
- Graphics: MaliT830-MP2 GPU
- Memory: 3/4GB RAM
- Storage: 32/64GB built-in space + Expandable storage up to 256GB via microSD card
- Main Camera: Rear 13MP f/2.0 camera with PDAF, LED flash + secondary 2MP Camera
- Front Camera: 13MP + 2MP Front Cameras
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS / GLONASS
- Battery Capacity: 3,000mAh Li-Polymer Battery with support for Super Charge
- Others: Fingerprint sensor
Pricing and Availability
The Honor 9 Lite will go on sale from December 26 in China starting at CNY 1,199 (US$ 182) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage model, CNY 1,499 (US$ 228) for the 4GB RAM with 32GB storage model and CNY 1,799 (US$ 274) for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage. It will arrive in Black, Blue, Gray and White colours and will also be available soon in India, Russia and UK.
