Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Honor 9i vs Huawei Honor 9 Lite

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Honor Honor
Announced September 2017 October 2017 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - October 2017 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($250.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Pink, Black Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue Navy, Seagull Gray, Magic Nightfall, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.94 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface Android One (Stock Android) EMUI 5.1 -
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.99 inches 5.65 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (427 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.63% 78.89% 76.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio N/A FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 16 MP + 2 MP Dual 13 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar] Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Yes Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3080 mAh 3340 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -