Phone Comparison - Honor 9i vs Sony Xperia R1 (Plus) vs Huawei Honor 9 Lite

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Sony Honor
Announced October 2017 October 2017 December 2017
Status Available - October 2017 Coming Soon - November 2017 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,990 ($230.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($250.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue Black, Silver Navy, Seagull Gray, Magic Nightfall, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
146 x 73.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.88 x 0.35 in)
151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.94 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface EMUI 5.1 - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 505 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches 5.2 inches 5.65 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (427 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.89% 69.96% 76.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 2 MP 13 MP Dual 13 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Predictive Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony Exmor Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3340 mAh 2620 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -