Earlier this month, Huawei unveiled its flagship Huawei P9 & P9 Plus smartphones in an event held in London. Both the smartphones come with dual 12MP Leica SUMMARIT rear cameras and are the world’s first handsets to feature Leica lenses. Today, the company has officially launched the toned down variant of the P9 called as Huawei P9 Lite. Unlike the other two handsets, the Huawei P9 Lite falls under the premium mid-range category and will be available starting May at a retail price of 299 Euros (approx $337 / Rs. 22,444).
Talking about the specifications, the Huawei P9 Lite flaunts a 5.2-inch (1080×1920 pixels) full-HD AMOLED 2.5D curved display with 424ppi as pixel density as seen on the high-end Huawei P9. The smartphone comes powered by Kirin 650 64-bit octa-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz when compared to P9 and P9 Plus that packs all-new Kirin 955 SoC. It features hybrid sim slot that can also share space as the microSD card slot when required. It has 3GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage and also includes a microSD card slot instead of the second sim.
Unlike the dual rear camera’s seen on the flagships, the Huawei P9 Lite comes with a single 13MP primary camera with PDAF, LED flash and an 8MP front-facing camera for video chats and striking selfie images. The smartphone looks beautiful with an all-metal unibody design and also includes a fingerprint sensor for enhanced security. It comes in both single sim and dual sim variants and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based EMUI 4.1 overlaid.
Connectivity options on the device include 4G-LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS/A-GPS, NFC, Bluetooth and USB Type-C port for faster transfers. It also includes an IR blaster that helps in remotely controlling all your home appliances. The handset packs a 3000mAh battery that is rated to offer upto 12 hours of talk time and upto 320 hours of standby time and also supports fast charging technology. The dimensions of the smartphone measure 146.8 x 72.5 x 7.6 mm weighs around 150 grams and comes in Black, White and Gold color options.
