Huawei Honor 9 Lite vs Huawei Honor 9N (9i)

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Front
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Multitouch
battery
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sound
3.5mm jack
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2G bands
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Model
Huawei Honor 9 Lite
Price
$149.95
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Huawei Honor 9N (9i)
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DISPLAY Size: 5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
BODY Dimensions: 149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
COMMS Radio: FM radio
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launch
Announced
2017, December
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, December 26th
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 659
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2
camera
Rear
Dual: 13 MP + 2 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Front
Dual: 13 MP + 2 MP, 1080p
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.65 inches, 82.0 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.0
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
Weight
149 g (5.26 oz, 0.33 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM card
Hybrid Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Navy, Seagull Gray, Magic Nightfall, Pearl White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, July
Status
Available. Released 2018, July
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 659
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2
camera
Rear
—
Front
No
Video
—
Features
—
display
Size
5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.0
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
Weight
152 g (5.36 oz, 0.34 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Hybrid Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Lavender Purple, Robin Egg Blue, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - China HSDPA 900 / 2100 - India
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Huawei Honor 9N (9i) has 4K UHD (1080 x 2280 pixels) display resolution with 431 ppi pixel density that is more high in compare to the Honor 9 Lite 4K UHD (1080 x 2160 pixels) display resolution with 427 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for reading books. The Honor 9N (9i) device is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions than the Honor 9 Lite: 149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm versus 151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm. The Honor 9 Lite cell phone weight 149g that is 3g less than the weight of the Huawei Honor 9N (9i).

Considering the above differences the Honor 9N (9i) becomes the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.