Honor 9 Lite Vs Honor 7X Vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Vs Moto G5s Plus
2017 saw the launch of a lot of great mid-range smartphones. Right from the Moto G5 Plus in early 2017 to the Honor 7X, the mid-range segment had some excellent additions. It is fair to rate the Honor 7X, Xiaomi Mi A1 and the Moto G5s Plus as the three top phones in their price segment. And in January 2018, Honor launched the Honor 9 Lite with four cameras and a price of Rs. 10999.
Honor 9 Lite & Honor 7X
At a price of Rs. 10999, the Honor 9 Lite is a great prospect with its bezel-less design and a very capable Kirin 659 chipset. The Xiaomi Mi A1, Honor 7X and the Moto G5s Plus possess good cameras and have been great performers over the past few months of testing.
In terms of design, the Honor 9 Lite is the clear winner. At such a price, to offer a glass build is commendable. The other three phones have a great aluminium unibody design as well but, the Honor 9 Lite wins by a mile here.
Mi A1 & G5s Plus
In our recent comparison of the Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 7X, both the smartphones were at par when it came to day-to-day performance. The Honor 9 Lite has the same chipset and RAM configuration as the Honor 7X while the Mi A1 shares the specifications with the Mi A1. Software on all the phones is extremely smooth. At the end of the day, it will boil down to personal preference, whether you like stock Android OS or the customisable EMUI.
Specifications
| Specifications | Honor 9 Lite | Honor 7X | Xiaomi Mi A1 | Moto G5s Plus |
| Price | Starting Rs. 10999 | Starting Rs. 12999 | Rs. 13999 | Rs. 14999 |
| Display | 5.65 inch IPS LCD |
5.93-inch LTPS IPS LCD |
5.5 inch LTPS IPS LCD |
5.5-inch IPS LCD |
| Resolution | 2160 X 1080 px | 2160 X 1080 px | 1920 x 1080 px | 1920 x 1080 px |
| Battery | 3000 mAh | 3340 mAh | 3080 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| OS | Android 7.1 Nougat EMUI |
Android 7.1 Nougat EMUI |
Android 8 Oreo | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Snapdragon 625 | Snapdragon 625 |
| RAM | 3GB/4GB | 3GB/4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
| Storage | 32GB/64GB (Expandable up to 256GB) | 32GB/64GB (Expandable up to 256GB) | 64GB (Expandable up to 128GB) | 64GB (Expandable up to 128GB) |
| Primary Camera | 13MP + 2MP (depth sensor) | 16MP + 2MP depth sensor | 12MP wide-angle f/2.2 + 12MP telephoto lens f/2.6 | 13MP + 13MP with f/2.0 |
| Primary Camera Video | 1080P @ 30fps | 1080P @ 30fps | 4K @ 30fps | 4K @ 30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 13MP + 2MP (depth sensor) | 8MP | 5MP | 8MP f/2.0 |
| Add-ons | Fingerprint sensor | Fingerprint sensor | Fingerprint sensor | Fingerprint sensor |
