Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched a new smartphone named Honor 9X Lite in Finland. Hardware and feature-wise this phone seem like Honor 8X. You would be happy to know that this phone comes with Google services and runs on Android.
Honor 9X Lite overview
Honor 9X Lite has a 6.5-inch LCD full HD+ display having a resolution of 1,080×2,340 pixels. This comes with a standard 60 Hz refresh rate. The display houses a notch cut out containing the selfie camera.
9X Lite houses a dual rear camera setup having 40 MP primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and 2 MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. For selfies, this phone has a 16 MP primary sensor with an f/2.0 aperture on the front.
The fingerprint reader is placed on the backside of the phone. This comes with the same rounded design and aligned on the upper middle portion of the phone. Honor 9X Lite comes with a whole new design and fancy paint job. It measures 160.4×76.6×7.8mm and weighs 175 grams.

This smartphone is powered by the Kirin 710 chipset and runs on EMUI 9.1 based on Android 9.
It is available in a single variant of 4 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. You can expand the internal storage through a microSD card.
Honor 9X Lite is backed by a 3,750 mAh battery that also supports charging up to 10 W. There is no fast charging option in this smartphone.
Honor 9X Lite full specifications
NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
LAUNCH | Announced | 2020, April 17 |
Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May 14 | |
BODY | Dimensions | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in) |
Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | |
SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density) | |
PLATFORM | OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 |
Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | |
CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | |
MEMORY | Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Internal | 128GB 4GB RAM | |
MAIN CAMERA | Triple | 48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF |
Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 1080p@30/60fps | |
SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3″, 1.0µm |
Video | 1080p@60fps | |
SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes |
3.5mm jack | Yes | |
COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | Yes | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
Radio | FM radio | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
BATTERY |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery |
Charging | Standard charging 10W | |
MISC | Colors | Black, Green |
Models | JSN-L21, JSN-L22, JSN-L23 | |
Price | About 200 EUR |
Honour 9X Lite will be available in two colors, including Black and Green. The official price is set at €199 in Northern European countries. Customers can pre-order the new Honor smartphone starting April 30 through the official website. It will go on sale on May 14.