mobilechoiceuk.com Updated:
2016-12-15 23:36:31
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You would be forgiven for confusing the P8 Lite for its flagship big brother- the Lite is slim, beautifully built and almost the same size. But for the material. The back is a textured plastic that gives the game away. However, you will really have to squ...
Value handset, slim design...
Underpowered processor, low internal memory, Underwhelming battery life...
Very good for basic usage, taking pictures or even as a starter phone, the P8 Lite will do well until you need sheer grunt power or better battery life. But for the price it is a solid handset and quite popular with the paying population according to my...
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If you ever compared the Huawei P7 against the Huawei P8 you would be forgiven if you wondered how the design made such a drastic leap from the glass and metal frame of the P7 to the full metal P8. It turns out that the missing link between the two is the...
Overall, the Huawei P8 Lite improves on the premium looks of the Huawei Ascend P7 but doesn't quite reach the same level of features and premium design as the P8. This is quite understandable though as it is currently priced quite competitively from just...
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Here at Ausdroid we get to review a lot of high end phones and it's what we all love to do. The problem is that the high end phone is not for everyone. Some people just need a phone that does the basics and manages to do that with relative ease.For exampl...
Small form factor, Solid build, Minimal software additions...
Small form factor, EMUI is average at best, Android 5.0...
The Huawei P8 Lite is a phone that does not hit the high notes that it's big sibling does but it is not meant to. It is not meant to be a high end device. It is meant to be a good, middle of the road device that is for the average person not after the exp...
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Huawei P8 Lite Review – The P8 smartphone from Huawei offers high end performance with glowing specifications, but not everybody needs a high end smartphone with all its bells and whistles. For example, some don't mind having to wait for an extra second o...
Huawei P8 Lite is a good all-rounder mid-range phone with a body that feels good to hold, have the power to offer a smooth UI experience, great battery life performance, and good camera performance considering the price. However, sometimes the colors o...
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Chinese Telco giant Huawei has long been associated with budget phones - at least that was until they launched the P8. Its solid specs, camera, sassy design and great affordability made it a hit. Now Huawei is back with the even more affordable, but oh so...
For those on tight budgets who want a lot of phone for their money, Huawei have done it again with the P8 Lite.Not only does it offer solid form, function and performance, but manages to do so for a very reasonable pocket pleasing $399.Tech SpecsDimensio...
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Smartphone flagship spin-off models typically fall into one of two categories: Phones that stand up on their own merits, or phones so decimated by cost-cutting compromises any resemblance to their bigger, pricier siblings disappears. Sony's Xperia Z3 Comp...
Good camera, Useful software additions...
Poor display, Middling performance...
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The market for affordable Android phones continues to grow at a rapid pace, with many of the Chinese phones continuing to flood the market. Huawei is one such brand; after launching its much vaunted Huawei P8 smartphone, it's little brother, the Huawei P8...
Price, Camera...
Heat, Occasionally lags...
The Huawei P8 Lite is an affordable phone that's good if you're looking for a simple phone with dual-SIM functionality that also supports 4G LTE connectivity, which is a boon for such an affordable phone.(previously published in issue September 2015)...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2016-12-15 23:36:32
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Huawei made the (right) choice give the P8 Lite the same overall design as the P8. Both facades are practically identical and both with the optical effect that makes it look like the screen is borderless when it's turned off. The space isn't as well optim...
Same overall design and manufacturing quality as the standard P8, Accurate screen colors, Satisfactory camera in good light, General and responsiveness, Good multimedia for a midrange device...
Low contrast and brightness, Short battery life, Camera in low light / video AF, Two speaker openings, but only one speaker inside (mono sound)...
Huawei delivered on its word to offer a low-cost version of its flagship P8 smartphone. The P8 Lite is lower in performance, but it still has decent capabilities. It's a good smartphone for multimedia, basic features and taking pictures, but the experienc...
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It wasn't all that long ago when I was in Singapore for the Huawei P8's launch. But the Chinese manufacturer wasn't about to rest on its laurels, especially this year. Huawei has been releasing a number of decent-to-great phones with its sub-brand of Hono...
Review: The Sub 1K Huawei Ascend P8 Lite ” In fact with the Celcom First One Plan, you will get up to 3GB data for all your entertainment needs. After all the Huawei P8 offers quality display for video streaming.”It wasn't all that long ago when I was in...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated:
2016-12-15 23:36:32
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Lisa Gade reviews the Huawei P8 lite, an affordable GSM unlocked Android smartphone for the US market that sells for $249 full retail unlocked. The P8 lite is very slim at 0.3” and it weighs 4.76 ounces. It has dual SIM card slots and it supports 4G LTE o...
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Huawei is trying to take hold of the US smartphone market through the backdoor, so to speak. The Chinese firm just released the $249 (about £162, AU$320) P8 Lite in the states solely through Amazon and its own online store.Designed to work with just about...
Nigh, unbeatable price, Feels sturdy and solid, Dual SIM slots...
Sluggish performance, Less than stellar photos, Not, so, sharp screen...
With dual SIM slots and a nearly premium feel, the P8 Lite will likely be the budget 5-inch phone to beat for some time...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-12-15 23:36:33
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Huawei is trying to take hold of the US smartphone market through the backdoor, so to speak. The Chinese firm just released the $249 (about £162, AU$320) P8 Lite in the states solely through Amazon and its own online store.Designed to work with just abo...
Nighunbeatable price, Feels sturdy and solid, Dual SIM slots...
Sluggish performance, Less than stellar photos, Notsosharp screen...
With dual SIM slots and a nearly premium feel, the P8 Lite will likely be the budget 5-inch phone to beat for some time...
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Along with the flagship P8, Huawei also unveiled their sleek new mid-range smartphone yesterday. The P8 Lite takes several design cues from its bigger (and more expensive) brother, but gets a few downgrades to make the phone more affordable.We're usually...
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The first thing that pulls you in is the design, which could easily have been a concept in tomorrow's world. Both the front and flip sides are perfectly flat and this 7.7mm thick smartphone has been balanced for the palm of your hand. Available in black...
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This is nothing new, however, and the competition at this price is fierce, with handsets such as the slinky Honor 6X (£225), the long-lasting Lenovo P2 (£200) and the all-round excellent Moto G4 2016 (£150) all making a strong case. Can the Huawei P8 Lite...
Screen brightness, Expandable storage, Android 7 Nougat...
Rear glass, Display...
The Huawei P8 Lite 2017 has stiff competition from the Honor 6X, Lenovo P2 and Moto G4, and it is this that ultimately proves its undoing. While it looks nice and performs well for a £185 smartphone, it's let down in other areas by its easily scratched gl...
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Huawei has been growing popular among buyers from its home country China and the rest of the markets. It has been aggressive in promoting its smartphones in the US too. In the Philippines, Huawei's popularity has also been growing in numbers. With the lau...
The Huawei P8 Lite may have its shortcomings but if you are really looking for pretty phone to flaunt, a decent camera and 10k on hand, there's no other phone to buy but this. Just buy a power bank if you need more juice.
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Just barely a month ago, Huawei unveiled the 2015 flagship Huawei P8 and its less-speced sibling, the Huawei P8 Lite to the local market. Both phones are also available with Globe's postpaid plan. But if you wish to buy these phones unlocked, you can now...
We instantly fell in love with the Huawei P8 Lite upon seeing it for the first time out of the box. It is a beautiful, well-crafted device. Although made in plastic, it looks and feels very premium. It seems Huawei has done a great job building this phone...
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tech-boom.com Updated:
2017-08-06 22:06:48
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When we choose mobile, the price is usually the first thing we look. The most cutting-edge smartphones panorama takes center stage, but the window offers more options and more affordable models are those just attracting the most attention. The comparative...
We have already said at the beginning: the decision is complicated, and the Samsung Galaxy J5 and Huawei P8 Lite have more similarities than differences.The terminal Samsung is ahead in areas such as the battery, a camera is brighter and the front camera...
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My original review continues below.The Huawei P8 Lite 2017 is a dual-SIM smartphone that features a 5.2in Full HD display, a fingerprint reader and an octa-core processor, and runs on Android 7 Nougat. Its price? £185. In fact, you can now find it even ch...
Screen brightness, Expandable storage, Android 7 Nougat...
Rear glass, Display...
Despite stiff competition, the P8 Lite 2017 is a good budget smartphone...
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Huawei quickly became one of the leading smartphone manufacturers in the world and set the bar high for others with its flagship offering. Today, we bring you a review of the Huawei P8 Lite, midrange phone with the great exterior. Will it justify Huawei's...
Great design and build quality, Nice camera with a plethora of features, Good connectivity options, Emotion UI 3.1 is an excellent addition to Android, Expandable storage capacity...
Not so good display, Average battery life...
Huawei P8 Lite is a mid-range version of its flagship phone and offers quite a lot for its price. Sure there are better offers out there in the hardware department, but software is equally important, and Huawei is well aware of that. With its EUI 3.1, it...
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The Huawei P8 lite retails for $190 (Amazon) at the time of this review. It is a good buy for the price if you can handle the caveats. Huawei will not say if this P8 lite will see any Android updates past Android 5.1 and the removal of band 12 service is...
The Huawei P8 lite retails for $190 (Amazon) at the time of this review. It is a good buy for the price if you can handle the caveats. Huawei will not say if this P8 lite will see any Android updates past Android...
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I've never reviewed a Huawei phone, so I was glad I had the chance to try the Huawei P8 Lite. It's a simple phone for those who want an unlocked device that offers everything it need in simplicity and of course at an affordable price. Check out the specs...
For many going the non-contract route, this is the year for them. There are many options. The Huawei P8 Lite is a no frills, nice-looking android phone. It's not the fastest in launching apps, but it's not laggy at all. I'd recommend this phone for th...
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Huawei might be one of the top three smartphone makers in the world, and they certainly have done that again with their cost-effective P8 Lite smartphone. They sent us over their P8 Lite, which is the little brother of their high-end P8 smartphone release...
The pocket-ability, battery life...
Internal Memory, expandable memory...
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Unlocked smartphones are attractive to customers who are looking for ways to avoid a long-term contract with a carrier, replace a broken phone, or travel overseas. If you've shopped for an unlocked phone, you'll likely have come across a company called Hu...
Affordable for an unlocked phone, Dual SIM capabilities, Attractive design, Good camera...
Dated Android KitKat OS, Unimpressive battery life, Screen brightness is adequate, but left us wanting more...
While the freedom that comes with an unlocked phone can be attractive, there are usually some trade-offs that must be made. Often, those trade-offs mean paying more for the device, because it is unsubsidized, and settling for older or inferior hardware. I...
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The P8 Lite shares a lot of design DNA with the flagship, but a quick glance at the spec sheet reveals an average mid-range device, with one unique component: Huawei's own application processor.The Kirin 620 is an octa-core Cortex-A53 chip clocked at 1.2G...
The Huawei P8 Lite was designed to a budget, for users who don't want to splash out a fortune on a new smartphone, yet want to enjoy the P8 aesthetics. However, somewhere along the way, Huawei overdid it on a couple of fronts.The display could and should...
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It has been more quite some time since Huawei released their budget smartphone – the P8 Lite, which is kind of a younger brother to the high-end P8. Still, we thought that you may want to know if this device is worth your attention, so you may want to che...
So there you have it, the Huawei P8 Lite, a budget offering from the Chinese tech giant. It has a design, which is inspired by its bigger brother, the P8, but it does not carry the same premium materials and it may feel a bit plasticky for some. Other tha...
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Although many consumers are not familiar with Huawei, they are a company that I have seen selling smartphones for quite some time now. In the earliest days of the smaller Canadian carriers Huawei was one of the few companies that had smartphones available...
Mid range devices in the $200-300 range are more interesting than devices at the low end of the smartphone market because there's more room for OEMs to prioritize some features over others in order to differentiate their device. With low end devices it's...
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Lite-product? Shortly after the flagship device from Huawei, the P8, we now get the smaller sibling with the addition "lite", which sounds like a slimmed down version. Not only the price is reduced, but also the battery runtime. The device could, however...
Dual-SIM feature with LTE, very good voice quality, microSD slot, NFC and Bluetooth, strong WLAN performance, smooth operation, design and quality impression, decent display, good pictures, but...
video compression too high, inaccurate GPS, below-average battery runtime, display could be brighter, headset sound is average, only 2.4 GHz WiFi, battery integrated...
Buyers of the P8 lite get a solid device that convinces with a smooth operation, good voice quality and a decent screen in practice. The chassis leaves a good and pretty sophisticated impression in general as well, even though the build quality reveals so...
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Huawei isn't a well-known name in the US market so they're trying to grab attention with decent budget friendly phones like the new Huawei P8 Lite. It costs just $250 unlocked and includes dual SIM card slots and a decent set of specs for the price. Trave...
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Huawei P8lite is the next device that we will introduce to you through one of our in-depth reviews. In the course of few weeks, we tested the capabilities of some models from Huawei's Honor line and now we're moving a step further. Even though still being...
Great design and thin body (7.7 mm), Good performance for its class, provided by the octa-core Kirin 620 SoC, Plenty of useful software features and applications, Quality photos under various conditions...
Not very durable battey, Relatively high temperatures after heavy loads...
We will soon update the review with our in-depth tests of the screen and camera, but even at this moment we can say, that Huawei P8lite is a good offering for a mid-class device. Although, appearance is a subjective matter and some users may find the devi...
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It's a shame that Huawei is a bit of an unknown entity in the United States, because the Chinese device maker consistently releases great-looking hardware that performs just as well as that of its American competitors. The good news is that one of Huawei'...
Sleek, cleanlooking build, Edgetoedge display looks great, Solid battery life...
Huawei's Emotion UI is terrible, Specs, while still decent, are frustratingly lower than larger model...
Huawei P8 Lite edge-to-edge display While the P8 Lite has a lot of things going for it – namely, its attractive build and beautiful edge-to-edge display – it's somewhat difficult to recommend it due to its very poorly-implemented Emotion UI. Rarely is...
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Chinese smartphone-maker Huawei doesn't have a significant presence in the US market, but it's trying to build its brand stateside with budget phones sold unlocked and off-contract. Is its US$250 P8 lite smartphone worth a look?The Huawei P8 lite is one o...
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Huawei dropped the “Ascend” branding for its fleet-leading device line, starting with the Huawei P8 . But no one can deny that the company and the Chinese mobile tech sector has ascended in renown, innovation and sales. The problem is that these manufactu...
A solid overall fit and finish, Extra camera software features, Great back end support (see pricing and availability)...
Display puts out inconsistent color, Power efficiency is not as advertised, Lackluster photos...
In a board room somewhere within Huawei, there were people that thought the company should continue serving its customers outside of the China and Europe geographies and in the unlocked mid-ranger market. Perhaps that is where the most growth is right...
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There's a burgeoning market for unlocked phones among shoppers who want quality handsets without spending flagship bucks. The Huawei P8 Lite joins the fray with a 5-inch display, 13-megapixel camera and dual SIM card slots, all for a very reasonable $249...
Good camera, Dual SIM card slots.
Short battery life, Runs older Android OS, Low display resolution...
A robust camera and dual SIM card slots make the affordable P8 Lite worth a look, but the device is outclassed by similarly priced, unlocked Android phones...
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Huawei is one of the companies who has been making big waves outside of the U.S. This is of course, thanks to their ability to offer decent spec devices, at a lower cost than most of the other bigger names. Well, like so many Asian companies, the goal of...
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Already available in Europe, the sleek and affordable Huawei P8 lite was announced in London on April 15, 2015 alongside its high-end sibling the Huawei P8. The P8 lite has now been officially introduced in the US market and we had the opportunity to get...
The Huawei P8 lite offers an impressive product design for its affordable price point, and the Chinese manufacturer made clever material choices to make the build-quality look high-end. The ultra-thin and elegant body packages good performance that delive...
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Quickly becoming one of the most talked about popular categories in the Android world, budget-friendly smartphones have seen an impressive improvement in quality, while also becoming more easily available to consumers in demanding markets like the US.Chin...
Reliable and long lasting battery life, Expandable storage, Limited yet fluid user experience...
Poorly lit display, Uninspired build, Ships with old software...
7.0 Priced at just $250, the Huawei P8 Lite is a good entrant in the budget-friendly smartphone space, but it does fall short in some key areas when compared to its competition...
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After taking out the handset, I was impressed with the smooth feel and thin profile. The body is plastic, which doesn't scream luxury, but is a small compromise for an attractive price point. Even skipping opulence with the build materials, it felt really...
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SAMSUNG CSC Huawei's push into the US market has grown over the last year and it continues with the introduction of the P8 Lite. You have here a 5-inch 720p device that is powered by a snapdragon 615 processor with 2 GB of ram, 16GB of internal stora...
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The war in the 'premium' mid-range segment is ongoing and constantly heating up, as more and more companies are pushing out devices that seem to be vying for notoriety in this new, competitive space. Asus and Alcatel have been victorious in what they've...
Reasonable value at $249.99 outright, Allplastic construction feels sturdy, Camera can produce some nice looking photos, Good call quality...
Poor battery life, Sluggish performance with even the simple stuff, Lackluster 1080p video recording quality, Shrill sounding internal speaker, Poorly calibrated display...
Huawei has been in the US market for quite some time now, slowly infiltrating the space with its line of entry to mid-range phones.insertAdIframe('ad_5576edd751b8f' '//s-cdn.phonearena.com/banners/dfp/NS_300x250.html' 300, 250);On paper, the $249.99 pri...
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These days, the best way to get coverage of a new device is to lure tech journalists to an event and try to convey to them how much better your upcoming device is than the competition. If you're Apple, Google, Microsoft or, say, Samsung -- that's easy. If...
The P8 lite is not the most inexpensive phone on the market today. For example, Motorola's Moto G also offers a 5-in. LCD display but with a slower processor, less memory and without LTE capabilities for $180.So it all depends on what you're looking for...
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The P8 Lite is to the Huawei P8 what Apple's iPhone 5c was to the iPhone 5s. The core experiences are largely comparable, with some performance concessions and design tweaks in the name of affordability. Unlike its fancier sibling, the P8 Lite i...
Thin, light, and solid build. Attractive. Affordable.
Heavy-handed Android skin. Disappointing camera performance...
The Huawei P8 Lite is a classy, well-equipped Android smartphone and an outstanding value, but competition on the unlocked market is fierce...
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The low-budget smartphone market becomes crowded than ever as we are seeing mini versions of Samsung, Sony, and even Huawei. The wave of cheap Chinese smartphones is attacking the US market and they are here to stay.The Huawei brand has got more recognize...
Excellent build quality, Great battery life, Simple UI...
Slow Android update, Underwhelming camera sensor...
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It used to be, not too long ago, that buying an unlocked smartphone online from some unfamiliar Chinese OEM was a sure-fire recipe for frustration. The thing is, the bar for no-contract phones has gotten so high within the past two years or so that you co...
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While mobile phone connoisseurs have always had their choice of either Apple, Samsung, LG, Sony or Motorola devices, companies like Huawei have slowly been creating solid handsets and making a name for themselves in the very crowded handset arena. We rece...
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