Key differences
The characteristics of Huawei Honor 8 lite and 9 lite are different, which makes these smartphones completely different.
The first difference is the design. The bodies of the devices are made of different materials. Honor 9 lite is made of metal and glass, while its competitor is made of plastic. Plastic is in many ways worse than metal, since it scratches quickly and has lower strength. And, in general, the tactile sensations of metal are more pleasant. Fingerprint sensors and other functional elements are located identically in both models.
Smartphones also have different screens. Honor 8 lite has a 5.2-inch screen with FullHD resolution, while the “nine” has a 5.65-inch screen with FullHD resolution. Such characteristics immediately lead to the opinion that the quality of the displayed image will differ significantly. Due to the fact that the G8 display is smaller, its pixel density is not much inferior to the Honor 9 Lite screen — 423 versus 427 ppi. But when the device has a moderately large screen, it still looks more solid.
The eight has the Kirin 655 processor, and the nine has the Kirin 659. The processors differ only in the first pair of cores. In the older model, the first group of 4 cores operates at a frequency of 2.1 GHz, in the newer processor — at a frequency of 2.36 GHz. The second group of 4 cores for both models operates at a frequency of 1.7 GHz.
Another difference is the software version used. This is an important aspect that affects absolutely everything. The optimization of the device, the comfort of its use and its functionality depend on the OS version. These devices are both good in this regard, but there is still a difference. Honor 8 light operates on the basis of Android 7, and the “nine” is already on the eighth version, which is the newest today.
There are also differences in the cameras. Honor 9 lite has as many as 4 “eyes” — two front cameras and two main ones. Each pair allows you to take high-quality photos and bokeh-style photos with a blurred background. Honor 8 Lite has conventional single cameras, the resolution of which is even lower than that of Honor 9 Lite. The “Four-Eyes” has a pair of 13-2 megapixels on both the front and rear, while the “eight” has a 12-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel front camera.
I would also like to say a few words about the fact that Honor 9 lite is equipped with facial recognition. This feature has become very popular thanks to Apple and provides additional security for user data.
This was a small comparison between Honor 8 lite and Honor 9 lite, which shows how the models differ. But it’s too early to draw a conclusion about which device is better.
Review of the Huawei p8 lite (2020) smartphone
Erlan SAKENOV
Manager of the Mechta network for social media projects
The new product from Huawei is already on sale in the “Dream” chain of stores! We decided to take a closer look at the Huawei P8 lite (2020) smartphone, since the spring holidays are ahead, there is a reason to update the smartphone.
Specifications Huawei P8 Lite (2020)
OS: Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Network: GSM, 3G, HSPA, LTE
Screen: 5.2″, IPS LCD, resolution 1080*1920, 424 ppi
Weight: 147 grams
Dimensions: 147.2*72.9*7.6 mm
SIM slot: Dual nano-sim
Interface: Emotion 5.0
Chipset: HiSilicon kirin 655
Processor: Octa-core (4*2.1 Ghz Cortex-A53)
GPU: Mali-T830MP2
Memory card slot: microSD up to 256GB (using the second SIM card slot)
Memory: 16GB, 3GB RAM
Camera: 12MP, f2.0, autofocus, LED flash
Front camera: 8MP, f2.0, 1080p
Video: 1080p@30fps
Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn, Wi-Fi Direct, A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth v4.1
Battery: 3000mAh (non-removable)
Colors: Black, White, Gold
Design and appearance
There’s a lot to brag about here. The presentable appearance of the Huawei P8 lite (2020) smartphone is immediately noticeable. The wide 5.2″ IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1080*1920 is perfectly readable from different viewing angles, it is very beautiful, but it should be noted that it does not have an oleophobic coating, so sometimes you can see fingerprints on the screen. Above the screen there are 8MP front camera, speaker and light sensor. Huawei inscription proudly displays under the screen.
On the back side there is a 12 MP camera, LED flash and a fingerprint scanner, which works very quickly! The material of the smartphone case is made of pseudo-ceramics. At the bottom back of the smartphone there is a speaker, a microUSB connector and a microphone. On the top there is a 3.5 mm audio jack and an additional microphone. The screen lock button is located on the right back side of the smartphone. Above we see the volume buttons. On the opposite side there is a slot for two nano-sim cards; the second nano-sim can be replaced with a microSD memory card up to 256 GB.
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The smartphone supports the latest Android operating system version 7.0 Nougat with the new proprietary user interface Emotion version 5.0. If you’re familiar with early versions of Emotion, this version won’t surprise you too much. This can be called a cosmetic overhaul; application icons have been changed and animation has been improved. The shell interface is friendly, it will be easy for beginners to get used to.
Camera
The main 12 MP camera and LED flash are located on the back of the smartphone. They do not stick out from the smartphone.
The camera settings are extensive. Built-in filters are available. Camera resolution from 6 to 12 MP.
Outdoor photography is good. There are no special problems here. The picture made us happy, even though the weather was cloudy in Astana. Let’s check the zoom based on this photo. We zoom in and we get a pretty good picture. Of course, we see artifacts, but for a smartphone in this price segment this is forgivable.
Standard filters will please those who do not like to install third-party applications for photo processing. These filters are quite enough to diversify your album.
Shots taken at night require good lighting.
An example of shooting with a front 8MP camera. There is a “Perfect Selfie” mode that allows you to smooth out the skin in the picture. In general, the front camera showed good results.
General impressions
Overall, the Huawei P8 lite (2020) smartphone left a positive impression. It is beautiful, it has a presentable appearance, a friendly shell, the latest version of Android, an average camera and, most importantly, a price of 79,990 tenge. This is a good price for such a solution. The Huawei P8 lite (2020) smartphone will be a worthy gift during the spring holidays.
The better version 9
As can be seen from the comparison of technical characteristics, it is already clear that in the confrontation between Honor 9 lite vs Honor 8 lite, the leadership belongs to the “nine”.
First of all, this statement concerns the screen. The “nine” is clearly better. It’s bigger and better quality. Although in terms of quality everything is debatable, because due to the different sizes the pixel density is very similar to the competitor. But still, given the size of the screen, it becomes clear that the device looks more solid.
Secondly, the “nine” has a more recent firmware version. We have already noted that Honor 9 light runs on Android 8, and 8 light runs on Android 7. Version 8 of Android is the latest development from Google. This operating system is best optimized for modern applications. In addition, it has a very beautiful design and user-friendly interface.
Thirdly, Honor 9 lite has a better camera. This is probably the main plus. Honor 9 lite has a dual camera with 13 and 2 megapixel modules. To be honest, its main camera is average, but still better than its competitor. The camera resolution of the G8 is 12 megapixels.
But the “nine”’s trump card is its “frontal”. The resolution of the front camera is the same 13 2 megapixels. The G8 has 8 megapixel optics on the front panel.
If you compare Honor 8 light and Honor 9 light in terms of video and photo quality, then the advantage is clearly with the latter. The video of its front camera is 4160 x 3120 pixels, which is simply gorgeous for a state employee. Both smartphones have f/2.2 aperture on the main cameras and 2.0 on the front ones.
As we can see, Honor 9 lite has many advantages that make it better than its competitor.
Screen
Honor 8 Lite is equipped with an IPS display (with LTPS technology) with 2.5D glass with sloping edges. Its physical dimensions are 65×116 mm with a diagonal of 5.2 inches. The resolution is 1920×1080 pixels, the density is about 423 ppi. The frame around the screen has a total width of approximately 3.5 mm on the sides, 16 mm on the bottom, and 14 mm on the top.
You can adjust the display brightness manually or use automatic settings based on the ambient light sensor. The AnTuTu test diagnoses support for 10 simultaneous multi-touch touches. There is a vision protection mode to prevent eye fatigue.
A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are slightly worse than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2020) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left — Nexus 7, on the right — Honor 8 Lite, then they can be distinguished by size):
The screen of the Honor 8 Lite is a little brighter (brightness according to photographs is 125 versus 113 for the Nexus 7). The ghosting of reflected objects in the Honor 8 Lite screen is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS — One Glass Solution type screen).
Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of intense external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, which is even better in efficiency than that of the Nexus 7, so fingerprints are removed much easier and appear at a lower speed than in the case of regular glass.
With manual brightness control and displaying the white field in full screen, the maximum brightness value was about 530 cd/m², the minimum was 6 cd/m². The maximum brightness is very high, and given the good anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors should be at an acceptable level.
In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front speaker slot). In automatic mode, as external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases.
The operation of this function depends on the brightness adjustment position, with it the user can try to set the required brightness level in the current conditions. We slightly increased the brightness in complete darkness and found that in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 14 cd/m², in an artificially lit office (approximately 550 lux) it sets it to 170 cd/m², in a very bright environment (corresponding to clear lighting outdoors during the day, but without direct sunlight — 20,000 lux or a little more)
increases to 530 cd/m². We were quite pleased with the result. It turns out that the auto-brightness function works adequately and to some extent allows the user to customize their work to individual requirements. At any brightness level, there is no significant backlight modulation, so there is no screen flicker.
This smartphone uses an IPS type matrix. Microphotographs show typical IPS subpixel structure:
For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.
The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even when viewing large deviations from perpendicular to the screen and without inverting shades. For comparison, here are photos in which the same images are displayed on the screens of Honor 8 Lite and Nexus 7, while the brightness of the screens is initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera is forced to switch to 6500 K.
White field perpendicular to the screens:
Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field.
And test picture:
The colors on the Honor 8 Lite screen have a natural saturation, the color balance of the Nexus 7 and the tested screen is slightly different.
Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:
It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens, but on the Honor 8 Lite the contrast has decreased to a greater extent due to the strong highlighting of blacks.
And the white field:
The brightness at an angle of the screens decreased (at least 4 times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but in the case of Honor 8 Lite the drop in brightness is slightly less. When deviated diagonally, the black field brightens greatly and acquires a reddish tint. The photographs below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same!):
And from another angle:
When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is average:
The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high — about 1200:1. Black-white-black response time is 26ms (14ms on, 12ms off). The transition between 25% and 75% gray halftones (by color value) and back takes a total of 42ms. The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal any blockage in either the highlights or the shadows.
This device has a dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image — on dark images, the backlight brightness noticeably decreases. As a result, the resulting dependence of brightness on hue (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential display of shades of gray on almost the entire screen.
For this reason, we carried out a number of tests — determining contrast and response time, comparing black illumination at angles — (however, as always) when displaying special templates with a constant average brightness, and not monochromatic fields in the entire screen. In general, such a non-switchable brightness correction does nothing but harm, since constantly changing the screen brightness can at least cause some discomfort, reduce the visibility of gradations in shadows in the case of dark images and the readability of the screen in bright light, since in average images the backlight brightness is not the brightest is underestimated.
Color gamut close to sRGB:
The spectra show that the matrix filters mix the components with each other to a moderate extent:
As a result, visually the colors on this screen do not differ from natural ones. The grayscale balance is a bit of a compromise, as the color temperature is well above the standard 6500K, but the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is below 10, which is considered acceptable for a consumer device.
At the same time, color temperature and ΔE change little from hue to hue — this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)
This device has the ability to adjust the color balance by adjusting the hue on the color wheel.
On the graphs above, the curves are Without corr. correspond to the results without any color balance correction, and the curves Corr. — data obtained after shifting the point to the position indicated in the image above. It can be seen that the change in balance corresponds to the expected result, since the color temperature has approached the standard value and ΔE has decreased on average.
There is a fashionable setting that allows you to reduce the intensity of the blue component.
Marketers tried to intimidate the user in order to show the level of care of the manufacturer. Of course, there is no UV radiation (see spectrum is higher), and there is no eye fatigue caused specifically by blue light. In principle, bright light can lead to disruption of the circadian rhythm (see the article about the iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch display), but everything can be solved by adjusting the brightness to a comfortable level, and there is absolutely no way to distort the color balance, reducing the contribution of blue sense.
To summarize: the screen has a very high maximum brightness and has good anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors without any problems, even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. It is also possible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately.
The advantages of the screen include the absence of an air gap in the layers of the screen and flicker, an effective oleophobic coating, high contrast, acceptable color balance and a color gamut close to sRGB. The disadvantages are the low stability of black to the deviation of the gaze from perpendicular to the screen plane, as well as the non-switchable dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness. Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices, the quality of the screen can be considered high.
