One thing we liked the most and you will like it too, the body of the phone is very compact. It is also light, with only 149 grams, this phone will get lost in your pocket. We often felt that it was not there. The reflective back panel is quite good and it reminded us of Moto X4. However, the edges are made of plastic. Talking about the shortcomings, the back part easily gets fingerprints. In such a situation, it will not be easy to keep this phone clean. It also slips in the hands many times. There is no problem in holding the phone in the hands, but it slips easily.
Honor has used an 18:9 display for this model. You will get a 5.65-inch screen with full-HD+ resolution. Its pixel density is 428 pixels per inch. The brightness of the screen is sufficient, this caught our attention first. The colors are punchy and there are no complaints with the viewing angles either. The edges on the top and bottom of the screen are very thin, which gives the phone a great look. Unfortunately, you will not get a USB Type-C port. It seems that Honor is making this port a part of only expensive handsets.
Most of the specifications of Honor 9 Lite are the same as other budget smartphones of the company. You will get Huawei’s Kirin 659 processor. There are two variants of this phone based on RAM and storage – 3GB / 32GB and 4GB / 64GB. Storage can also be increased. VoLTE support is also available in the phone along with 4G. Due to the small screen, the battery has also become smaller. You will get a 3000 mAh battery, but Honor has claimed that you will get a full day battery life in 9 Lite.
Now let’s talk about the most important feature of this phone. Honor has provided 2 megapixel depth sensors in combination with 13 megapixel sensors on the front and rear panel. This means that you will be able to enjoy the bokeh effect with the front or rear camera setup. The rear camera is also equipped with phase detection auto focus for fast focusing. But this is a claim, it will be tested only during the review. Honor 9 Lite smartphone runs on Honor’s custom skin EMUI 8.0 which is based on Android 8.0 Oreo.
Honor 7X and Honor 9i are good smartphones, but both phones disappointed in camera and battery performance. In such a situation, it will be very interesting to see how the battery of Honor 9 Lite lasts, because its capacity is also less. According to the marketing, four cameras will definitely attract your attention, but they are not a guarantee of great photos. Despite this, we hope that Honor has made improvements compared to its previous product and the performance will also be better. We will soon come up with a review of Honor 9 Lite.