Huawei’s sub-brand of smartphones, the Honor, is finally launching its first handset in the Philippine market this May — Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite.
The Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite was introduced to us last year with dual rear cameras and a similar specification with HiSilicon Kirin 659, 18:9 display and Full HD+ resolution displays. Honor 7X is a bit larger with 5.93″ than Honor 9 lite with 5.65″ which makes it less dense compared to Honor 7X.
For the optics, Honor 9 lite is equipped with company’s first ever quad-camera. A front and back 13MP + 2MP sensors. The Honor 7X doesn’t have that feature but it has a dual rear camera with 16MP + 2MP sensor and 8MP for a front-facing camera.
Both handsets have a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a face unlock for security features. Also, 7X has a bigger battery juice of 3340mAh compared to Huawei 9 Lite with 3000mAh for battery capacity.
Now that you’ve seen their similarities and differences, which do think will make it on your pockets?
| SPECS | Honor 7X | Honor 9 Lite |
| Display | 5.93-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ with 18:9 Aspect Ratio, 1080 x 2160 Pixels 407 PPI | 5.65-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ with 18:9 Aspect Ratio, 1080 x 2160 Pixels 428 PPI |
| Dimensions | 156.5 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm, 165g | 151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm, 149g |
| Color | Black, Blue, Gold, Red, Gray | Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Glacier Gray, Navy, Seagull Gray, Magic Nightfall, Pearl White |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
| Memory | 64 GB/4 GB RAM or 32/64GB, 4GB of RAM or 32/64GB, 3/4 GB of RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM |
| Main Camera | Dual: 16MP f/2.2 + 2MP with LED Flash | Dual: 13MP + 2MP, with LED Flash |
| Front camera | 8MP f/2.0 | Dual: 13MP + 2MP |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, A-GPS, 4G LTE, 3G HSDPA, 2G GSM, GPRS Networks, Dual-Sim | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, 4G LTE, 3G HSDPA, 2G GSM, GPRS Networks, Dual-Sim |
| Security | Fingerprint scanner, Face ID | Fingerprint scanner, Face ID |
| OS | EMUI 5.1 (Android 7.0 Nougat) | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Battery | 3340mAh battery | 3000mAh battery |
| Official Price | Php 10,990 | Php 7,990 |
| Availability date | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| Where to buy | Huawei stores, authorized online retail stores | Huawei stores, authorized online retail stores |
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