Honor 9 Lite vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 9 Lite and Honor 8X. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 9 Lite vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Honor 9 Lite.
Width 71.9 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Honor 9 Lite.
Depth 7.6 mm 7.8 mm Honor 9 Lite is narrower than Honor 9 Lite.
Weight 149 g 175 g Honor 9 Lite is lighter than Honor 9 Lite.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Red | Blue | Black
Body Material Glass Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.96 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Honor 9 Lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Pixel Density 428 ppi 397 ppi Honor 9 Lite has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, FullView Display FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 9 Lite has higher clock speed than Honor 8X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 9 Lite has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than Honor 9 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than Honor 9 Lite.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than Honor 9 Lite.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect Portrait
Camera Modes Gender Beauty Mode, Portrait Mode 2.0 -
Light Source Flash -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) Gesture control -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Honor 9 Lite.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time - 697 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation - GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MP4, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
FEATURES Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock
OTHERS Honor 9 Lite Honor 8X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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