Honor’s latest mid-range, Honor 9 Lite in its first sale on 21st January midnight has set a series of sale record on Flipkart. The new smartphone was sold out in just 6 minutes in the first flash sale and Honor had extended the sale with a second flash sale till 12 PM on 21st January, which also got sold out in 3 minutes. During the sale, Honor 9 Lite sold at a rate of over 150 units per second, making it the best selling product on Flipkart.
The Honor 9 Lite sports a 5.65-inch display up front with Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) and 2.5D curved glass, it is powered by the in-house Kirin 659 Octa-core SoC clocked at 2.4GHz and is coupled with Mali T830-MP2 GPU. Honor 9 Lite comes with 3 or 4GB RAM and 32 or 64GB storage with microSD card support up to 256GB. It is running on EMUI 8.0 on top of Android 8.0 Oreo and is packed with 3000mAh battery.
The rear camera comes with 13MP+2MP sensors with dual-tone LED flash, the secondary 2MP rear camera is to capture depth information for portrait shots. At the front, it sports a 13MP+2MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash. The secondary front camera also helps in getting depth effect and can also get more details from the source. The fingerprint scanner is placed at the rear of the device, under the dual camera. Other features of the device include Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS.
Honor 9 Lite Specs
- 5.9-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
- 2.4GHz Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor, Mali T830-MP2 GPU
- 3GB/4GB RAM
- 32/64GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 256GB
- 13MP+2MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
- 13MP+2MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
- Android 8.0 Nougat, EMUI 8.0
- 3000mAh battery
- Rear fingerprint sensor
- Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- Thickness: 7.6mm and Weight: 149g
- Price: INR 10,999- 3GB RAM/32GB ROM and INR 14,999- 4GB RAM/64GB ROM
“We are incredibly humbled by the continued love and response shown by our Indian consumers. The sold-out response for Honor 9 Lite again establishes the fact that consumers want a wholesome experience with meaningful innovations. Honor 9 Lite is a complete package given its excellent price, specifications and Honor’s best in class technology, and will prove to be a game changer smartphone in the budget segment.” Said Mr. P Sanjeev, Vice President, Sales, Huawei Consumer Business Group
Did you manage to get the smartphone? Leave a comment and let us know, Follow us on Twitter for more news and updates.
Hi, Really great effort. Everyone must read this article. Thanks for sharing.