Huawei Honor 9i Lite also known as Honor 9 Youth Edition now official

Huawei has just launched the Honor 9i Lite also known as Honor 9 Youth Edition. It's the baby brother of the Nova 2i with some similarities with the Enjoy 7S.

Huawei Honor 9i Lite also known as Honor 9 Youth Edition

Compared with the Enjoy 7S, the Honor 9i Lite or Honor 9 Youth Edition has four cameras like the Nova 2i. It has a pair of 13MP + 2MP cameras behind and in front. The secondary sensor is for depth to create shots with deep background blur and bokeh effects.

The rest of the specs inclues a 5.65-inch FHD+ FullView 18:9 screen, 2.36GHz 64-bit Kirin 659 octa-core processor, up to 4GB RAM, up to 64GB expandable storage, 3,000mAh battery, fingerprint sensor, LTE, and dual SIM slots.

It also boots with the new Android 8.0 Oreo OS and EMUI 8.0 skin.

Huawei Honor 9i Lite / Honor 9 Youth Edition Specs

Display: 5.65-inch FHD+ FullView 2160 x 1080 resolution w/ 2.5D curved class at 427 ppi

CPU: 2.36GHz 64-bit Kirin 659 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-T830

RAM: 3GB / 4GB

ROM: 32GB / 64GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB

Back Camera: 13MP + 2MP w/ AF and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 13MP + 2MP

Battery: 3,000mAh

OS: Android 8.0 Oreo w/ EMUI 8.0

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, dual SIM

Others: Fingerprint sensor, Colors: black, blue, gray, white

Dimensions: 151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm

Weight: 149 g

Price: TBC

Price of the Honor 9i Lite are: CNY 1,199 (around PHP 9K) for the 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM model, CNY 1,499 (around PHP 11.5K) for the 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM variant, and CNY 1,799 (around PHP 13.7K) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM edition.

Sources: GSMArena, Times Now News