In order to cater to a much wider audience Huawei has come up with the colorful and bright looking smart phone. The Honor 8 Lite comes with an impressive camera, colorful looks, great storage capacity and all the necessary elements of an excellent smartphone. It also has a stunning display and it enables an efficient multitasking.
Design
As the name suggests the Honor 8 Lite is a toned-down version of the Honor 8 (Review) and has a lot of similarities. There's a plastic frame in the centre sandwiched between two slabs of 2.5D glass. The Honor 8 Lite is quite good to look at thanks to its glass back. The mesmerizing black color makes the phone all the more attractive and elite at the same time.
Display
The Honor 8 Lite sports a 5.2 inch IPS LCD multi touch screen display with a full-HD resolution, with pixel density is 424 ppi. Color reproduction is neutral but there is an option to tweak the color temperature. If you aren't a fan of punchy colors, you'll like the display. It has a great sharp display which ensures realistic and natural color looking images and also very bright in sunlight.
Camera
The device has a 12 MP sensor with 1.25 micron pixels. There's a single-LED flash instead of a dual tone LED flash like other smartphones in this segment. The Honor 8 Lite relies on phase detection autofocus (PDAF). The camera app is quite simple and easy to use. There are lots of modes to choose from before you take a photo. It has a dedicated Pro mode for photos and videos that lets you take control of all shooting parameters, so if you know your way around cameras you can set your shots up just right.
For selfies, The Honor 8 lite packs an 8 MP front facing camera. There is beautification mode in the app which lightens skin tones. The phone misses out on a front flash but can use the screen as a flash which is somewhat helpful in low light. Photos taken with the selfie camera are good enough to go up on social media. You can also record HD videos using the front facing camera.
Configuration and Processor
One can expect smooth sailing as Honor 8 Lite hosts an Octa Core HiSilicon Kirin 655 chipset under the hood which is also paired with 4 GB of RAM to handle multitasking. It runs on the Android v.7.0 Nougat Operating System out of the box under the Emotion 5.0 UI. It also has a one-handed mode that can be activated easily by sliding a finger across the onscreen buttons. The phone can actively switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data for better connectivity, similar to the Wi-Fi Assist feature on iOS.
Battery
The non-removable 3000 mAh battery can power the Honor 8 Lite for one full day with medium to light use. It can manage to go on for 9 hours, 42 minutes.
Connectivity
Connectivity options that tag along with the Honor 8 Lite include 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS, dual-SIM support, and a microUSB 2.0 port.
