Huawei P8 Lite vs. Huawei P9 Lite is the battle between two mid-range devices from Huawei. Which phone comes out as the winner? Read more to find the answer!

Huawei P8 Lite vs. Huawei P9 Lite: 3000mAH battery, Android Nougat, 5.2”

Before we start, the P8 Lite we use is the 2017 version. Now, the first factor we are going to talk about in this Huawei P8 Lite vs. Huawei P9 Lite battle is performance. Under the hood, Huawei P8 Lite specs offer an Octa-core (4×2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) HiSilicon Kirin 655 chipset with 3GB RAM, while Huawei P9 Lite has the Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) HiSilicon Kirin 650 with 2 or 3GB RAM. The new version of P8 Lite is a bit better with performance here.

Both phones have 16GB of internal storage, and you can expand it further via a microSD card by up to 256GB. Both also have a 3000mAh capacity battery inside. The similarities do not end there, as each of the two phones sports a 5.2-inch screen 1080 x 1920 pixels in resolution (Full HD). Huawei P8 Lite has Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, while for P9 Lite, you can upgrade to Android 7.0 from Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

We can see that both phones are similar to each other in a lot of aspects. The similarity also carries on to the camera in this Huawei P8 Lite vs. Huawei P9 Lite battle. Huawei P8 Lite camera features a 12MP main shooter at the rear and an 8MP sensor at the front. Meanwhile, Huawei P9 Lite camera has a 13MP rear lens and an 8MP front snapper for selfies. We can see that concerning photography, both are very similar, with P9 Lite maybe edging out just a little bit.

Huawei P8 Lite vs. Huawei P9 Lite: Price comparison

Huawei P8 Lite price for the 2017 version is RM. 779, while Huawei P9 Lite price starts from RM. 759. Overall, both phones are very similar, with P8 Lite being a bit better in performance, at a higher price (only by a little). What do you think?