Huawei P8 lite (2017)

Huawei P8 lite (2017)
Front view of the P8 lite 2017
BrandHuawei, Honor
ManufacturerHuawei
TypeSmartphone
Series
Huawei P/Nova/G
Honor Lite
First released
January 2017
PredecessorHuawei P8 lite
Huawei P9 lite
Honor 7 Lite
Huawei GR3
SuccessorHonor 9 Lite
Huawei Nova lite 2017
Huawei Nova 2 lite
RelatedHonor 8
Huawei Nova lite+
Huawei GR5 2017
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Slate
Dimensions147.2×73×7.6 mm (5.80×2.87×0.30 in)
Weight147 g (5 oz)
Android 7.0
EMUI 5.0
CPUHiSilicon Kirin 655 (16 nm),
Cortex-A53 (4 x 2.1 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz)
GPUMali-T830 MP2 (implied by Kirin 655)
Memory3 GB
Storage16 GB
microSD, up to 256 GB
BatteryNon-removable, 3000 mAh
Rear camera12 MP, AF
LED flash
Front camera8 MP
Display5.2" (IPS)
Full HD 1920x1080
ConnectivityWi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS
Data inputsMulti-touch, accelerometer,
proximity, sensor,
ambient light sensor,
compass,
fingerprint sensor
References[1]

The Huawei P8 lite (2017) is an Android smartphone developed by Huawei, first released under the name P8 lite in 2015. In other countries, this model is also sold under the names Huawei P9 lite (2017), Honor 8 Lite, Huawei Nova lite, and Huawei GR3 (2017).[1] Sales started in Ukraine in February 2017.[2]

Design & Appearance

The body is covered on both sides by protective 2.5D glass.[3]

It has a fingerprint sensor on the back panel. It measures its witdth at 73 mm, height at147.2 mm, depth at 7.6 mm, and it weights at 147 grams.[4]

It is available in 4 colors: Black, White, Blue and Gold. The back panel is made of glossy plastic, and the plastic frame on the white model is silver.[5]

Technical specifications

Hardware

The smartphone is built on the HiSilicon Kirin 655. This is an 8-core SoC: 4 Cortex-A53 cores at 2.1 GHz and 4 energy-efficient cores with a frequency of 1.7 GHz. The graphics accelerator is the Mali-T830MP2.[5]

Its RAM capacity is 3 GB, and the internal storage is 16 GB. There is also a hybrid slot for a microSD card with a capacity of up to 256 GB. The screen is an IPS matrix with a 5.2-inch diagonal and a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. The aspect ratio is 16:9.

Its non-revovable battery has a 3000 mAh.[6] The main camera is 12 MP with autofocus. The front camera is 8 MP.[7]

Software

The P8 lite (2017) runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) operating system with the EMUI 5.0 graphic shell. It supports the following communication standards - GSM, HSPA, and LTE.

References

  1. 1 2 "Huawei P8 Lite (2017) - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Обзор Huawei P8 lite 2017 - ITC.ua". ITC.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Huawei P8 Lite 2017 – новый телефон со старым названием" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. ↑ "HUAWEI P8 lite 2017 | Смартфони | HUAWEI Ukraine". consumer.huawei.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. 1 2 "≡ 3D огляд смартфону Huawei P8 lite 2017 White – купить в Киеве | цены и отзывы". www.moyo.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  6. ↑ "Обзор Huawei P8 Lite 2017: хорошо забытое старое". Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  7. ↑ "Huawei представила смартфон P8 Lite (2017), он же — P9 Lite (2017)". iXBT.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.