Huawei Honor 9 Lite vs Honor 8C
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 5.65-inch Huawei Honor 9 Lite (with HiSilicon Kirin 659) that was released on December 21, 2017, against the Huawei Honor 8C, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and came out 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 9 Lite
- 59% higher pixel density (427 vs 269 PPI)
- More recent OS version: Android 9 versus 8.1
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 8C
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Has a 0.61 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3000 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 5.29% more screen real estate
- The phone is 11-months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 632
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.65 inches | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2160 pixels | 720 x 1520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18:9 | 18.9:9 |
| PPI | 427 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 76.12% | 81.41% |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1529:1 | - |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 151 mm (5.94 inches) | 158.7 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 149 gramm (5.26 oz) | 167 gramm (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 |
| Max. clock | 2360 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 250 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 250 Gold (Cortex-A73 |
| Lithography process | 16 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-T830 MP2 | Adreno 506 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~41 GFLOPS | ~124.8 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 3, 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR3 |
| Memory clock | 933 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 32, 64 GB | 32, 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4.4 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 4.4 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 7
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) | Android 8.1 |
| ROM | EMUI 9 | EMUI 8.2 |
| OS size | 9.3 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charge power | 10 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | 2:25 hr | 2:15 hr |
Camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 2 (13 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (13 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 26 mm - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 6 | 6 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2017 | October 2018 |
| Release date | February 2018 | November 2018 |
| Launch price | ~ 187 USD | ~ 162 USD |
| SAR (head) | 0.44 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Honor 8C is definitely a better buy.
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