| Local Name | P9 lite |
| Additional Information | Also known as Huawei G9 Lite, Honor 8 Smart (India) |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - VNS-L21, VNS-L31 | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - VNS-L22 | LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - VNS-L23 | LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - VNS-L21, VNS-L31 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 2100 / 900 - VNS-L22 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - VNS-L23 | VNS-L53 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2016, April |
| Status | Available. Released 2016, April |
| Dimensions | 146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm (5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 147 g (5.19 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.2 inches (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes | Emotion UI 4.1 |
| OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 650 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-T830MP2 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB, 2GB or 3 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 8 MP, f/2.0 |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| NFC | Yes (L31, L21 only) |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | MP4/H.264 player, MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player, Document viewer, Photo/video editor |
| Battery | Non-removable 3000 mAh battery |
| Colors | Black, White, Gold |
| SAR EU | 1.38 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |