Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Huawei P9 Lite, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Huawei P9 Lite is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I currently have a Moto G (3rd Gen) model with XenonHD 7.1.1 firmware. I was interested in the P9 Lite 3GB RAM model as an upgrade from this phone. What do you think? Is it worth the upgrade? Btw I am planning to root/flash the firmware that comes with it anyway, but what are you thoughts overall? Hardware? Software?
P9 lite is better at performance than P8 lite 2017
Well, the development strength is nowhere near a Qualcomm device, but I see OpenKirin and other people trying to get things going which is very nice. Maybe more android enthusiasts will buy Huawei, maybe Huawei will start to provide source code when it's needed...
I love the design of the phone, the hardware is OK, the only thing that disappoints me is that they released a model with 2GB RAM which was handed to carriers, so if you got the P9 Lite from a carrier like me you won't get that extra 1GB RAM which is a pretty huge deal if you ask me. Other than that, I'm satisfied with it.
Will I buy Huawei again? If they become more open sourced maybe... The design is nice, the hardware is good, the only thing they should be improving is the software and developer relations.
kiko_italia said:
I currently have a Moto G (3rd Gen) model with XenonHD 7.1.1 firmware. I was interested in the P9 Lite 3GB RAM model as an upgrade from this phone. What do you think? Is it worth the upgrade? Btw I am planning to root/flash the firmware that comes with it anyway, but what are you thoughts overall? Hardware? Software?
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Get the Redmi Note 4 3GB(snapdragon not mtk). Performance is good, and plenty of roms. Go check xda of rn4 right now
I learned how much I like my P9 Lite when it was stolen :crying:
kiko_italia said:
I currently have a Moto G (3rd Gen) model with XenonHD 7.1.1 firmware. I was interested in the P9 Lite 3GB RAM model as an upgrade from this phone. What do you think? Is it worth the upgrade? Btw I am planning to root/flash the firmware that comes with it anyway, but what are you thoughts overall? Hardware? Software?
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Yes, I think it is worth the upgrade The hardware is good, EMUI comes with too much bloatware in my opinion - some camera features and the backup app are great though. The flashing process can be quirky - unfortunately the use of last resort DC Phoenix comes with charges.
Low price, nice features phone!
P9 lite is a great device with battery and performance at a great price.
However, you can go for HONOR 5C. It's similar to p9 lite in terms of specs.
The difference between those 2 is Honor 5c having a metal body.
The software is just something that really ruins this phone and it's potential
Freezes most of the time when using any app, camera takes forever to load. Using stock rom, not rooted.
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Freezes most of the time when using any app, camera takes forever to load. Using stock rom, not rooted.
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I think you have a serious problem. I own p9 lite 2017 and it's smooth and fluid. Overal beeter then other brands for the same budget
Don't buy a huawei phone at all.
I absolutely love my original P9 lite, i have it for almost 3 yrs now and its really one of the best phones i've experienced (99,99% bug/glitch/error free).. Battery life is still amazing getting me trough a whole day and still performs fast and "fluid" even after 3 yrs and the screen quality is beautiful and top notch. I find it funny that this phone has all the great features, more than the newest generation smartphones these days.. features like FM Radio, NFC, 3.5 headphone-jack, excellent fingerprint reader etc etc
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I am planning to buy a Zuk Z1 which comes pre-loaded with COS 5.1.1 and still hasn't received COS 13 update; however CM13 is available and pretty stable. Now I'll buy the phone only if it receives CM14 sometime down the road. The phone has a Snapdragon 801. Is there a possibility that it'll receive CM14? I know it's hard to tell for sure but any seasoned people could make some gusses? Any help appreciated.
Personally I wouldn't buy this phone anymore, it's a decent device but you can get better phones for the same amount of money
Hornettt said:
Personally I wouldn't buy this phone anymore, it's a decent device but you can get better phones for the same amount of money
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can u suggest better device at this price range
prateektaneja said:
I am planning to buy a Zuk Z1 which comes pre-loaded with COS 5.1.1 and still hasn't received COS 13 update; however CM13 is available and pretty stable. Now I'll buy the phone only if it receives CM14 sometime down the road. The phone has a Snapdragon 801. Is there a possibility that it'll receive CM14? I know it's hard to tell for sure but any seasoned people could make some gusses? Any help appreciated.
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If the OnePlus One will get Cm14 then will this phone also get Cm14. Mabye by cyanogenmod official or unofficial.
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If the OnePlus One will get Cm14 then will this phone also get Cm14. Mabye by cyanogenmod official or unofficial.
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The OPO should get CM14. It's backed by a very, very strong developer community. Also, why hasn't ZUK seen the likes of MIUI ported? It's already there for OPO.
I'm a crack flasher, so I love trying out all sorts of ROMs, but I'm inept at 'porting' ROMs.
Hornettt said:
Personally I wouldn't buy this phone anymore, it's a decent device but you can get better phones for the same amount of money
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Even I'd love to know about a better phone at this price point.
So zuk z1 will support android 7.0 right??
Sent from my Z1 using Tapatalk
A better phone at this price point may be the the Redmi Note 3 Pro. From what I can see the Redmi has better hardware, faster 64 bit CPU, better screen, cheaper. The ZUK has a better camera, no SD card (bad if you want to flash from SD card or backup to SD card) older CPU but still ok. Front fingerprint scanner is also a plus instead of rear on Redmi. Redmi runs MIUI and CM
If you have had your ZUK Z1 a while are you glad you got this and not the a Redmi note 3?
Right now we can't say anything about COS14 but if the devs at cynogen mod are concerned about this device they might release CM14 for us
but the question is In India during the launch of zuk z1 lenovo claimed that they will provide updates for this device and we did not get a single update up until now
so thankful to the devs at XDA for developing roms and continue the android cycle of this phone
and i hope they do so for Android 7.0
Calm down guys! ?? it will definiely get CM14, unofficial or official.
galaxyms said:
A better phone at this price point may be the the Redmi Note 3 Pro. From what I can see the Redmi has better hardware, faster 64 bit CPU, better screen, cheaper. The ZUK has a better camera, no SD card (bad if you want to flash from SD card or backup to SD card) older CPU but still ok. Front fingerprint scanner is also a plus instead of rear on Redmi. Redmi runs MIUI and CM
If you have had your ZUK Z1 a while are you glad you got this and not the a Redmi note 3?
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Dude i own redmi 3 pro and trust me it s not better. It s enough to say that xiaomi locked the bootloaders of their ****ty phones and unlocking bootloader is painful and takes weeks. also roms for redmi 3 are at the level lollipop.
cheeze.keyk said:
Calm down guys! ���� it will definiely get CM14, unofficial or official.
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That's very heartening to hear.
Extentho said:
Dude i own redmi 3 pro and trust me it s not better. It s enough to say that xiaomi locked the bootloaders of their ****ty phones and unlocking bootloader is painful and takes weeks. also roms for redmi 3 are at the level lollipop.
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Redmi Note 3 as of today has pretty stable MM ROMs and also official CM13 support.
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That's very heartening to hear.
Redmi Note 3 as of today has pretty stable MM ROMs and also official CM13 support.
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So does zuk which comes with a great panel of 5.5 inch, 64 gb ROM. I haven t found a better phone for 200$. Sure Xiaomi redmi 3 is a good competitor but not the best
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So does zuk which comes with a great panel of 5.5 inch, 64 gb ROM. I haven t found a better phone for 200$. Sure Xiaomi redmi 3 is a good competitor but not the best
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I agree. I have two major concerns:
1. Availability of CM14 on the device. If not official, then unofficial. The unofficial part is a little dodgy because there aren't A LOT of ROMs for the Z1 which are updated on a daily basis. The updates for a device also depend on how popular a device is among the developer community. I can't really say about the Z1.
2. The aging SD 801. How does it compare to the 64 bit 650?
Other than that, spec-wise, the 64GB memory and OIS wins it over the RN3 for me.
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I agree. I have two major concerns:
1. Availability of CM14 on the device. If not official, then unofficial. The unofficial part is a little dodgy because there aren't A LOT of ROMs for the Z1 which are updated on a daily basis. The updates for a device also depend on how popular a device is among the developer community. I can't really say about the Z1.
2. The aging SD 801. How does it compare to the 64 bit 650?
Other than that, spec-wise, the 64GB memory and OIS wins it over the RN3 for me.
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I think from this point is all about preferences. I prefer a large display with a good dpi and colors and 64 Gigs of rom on a marshmallow nuclear rom. Redmi 3 pro is worh it also but i m having it now on spacex rom lolipop waiting to unlock the bootolader
and maybe get a CM rom.
Extentho said:
So does zuk which comes with a great panel of 5.5 inch, 64 gb ROM. I haven t found a better phone for 200$. Sure Xiaomi redmi 3 is a good competitor but not the best
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SO which phones are the best competitor to a ZUK Z1?
Yes bro it will receive cm14 officially from cyanogenmod not from android
I wouldn't recommend the ZUK Z1 to anyone. Btw, typing this from my Z1.
The phone and the hardware is great. It's the crappy Cyanogen that makes the phone trash worthy.
Cyanogen is upto its neck with bugs. I too was excited when I first bought the Z1 but now repent that decision after using for 3 months.
Again, the phone is great. The OS is crap.
Experimental buil 7.0 launched on one plus one ...so wait
"Rumors" answer to the question, hope it's not true:
http://bit.ly/2bXzZ0R
Hi.
I've been looking at quite a number of new phones recently deciding that its the time to upgrade. I bought a Oneplus Two but sold it on after it was just too big and heavy for me. Its was overkill for what I needed really. I currently have a Moto X 2013 which I love but development on XDA has pretty much stalled. I have been looking at the Moto X 2014 as it can be picked up new for a good price over here in the UK.
So would you say its still worth buying even now?
Cheers.
I think this phone is pretty unique, even if some people would consider it an "old" device, so I'd still recommend buying it if one is looking for an original approach to android.
A Snapdragon 801, a nice FHD AMOLED, a mean front speaker, an ergonomic and original design with sturdy build quality are definitely its main objectively strong points.
It's got some flaws, such as a slightly subpar camera and a small battery (which will still last the canonical 16 hours, mind you).
What sets this phone apart from others, however, is the IR and motion sensors paired with always-on speech recognition, which will give you surprisingly reliable functionality on a stock ROM, but those are unfortunately stuck at 6.0... If I had to choose one flaw in this phone, it'd be Lenovo's fault.
It's not like gestures and voice recognition don't work in custom ROMs, they do, but it's not the same level of optimization (I've explained it more than once in lengthy and boring posts like this one )
Bottom line: this phone is awesome, I'm running 7.1.1 ATM and it's a neat user experience, but I'm not going to delete that 7 GB TWRP backup of my stock ROM+Xposed setup anytime soon!
(yes, I have the 32 GB, I assume you won't even look at the 16 GB model 'cause it's really not worth it)
I think so. I just bought a new one (XT1096) with 64Gb off ebay. The shipping was slow, but worth the wait. It came from Hong Kong. My old one was 32 Gb. The battery wasn't holding well and BT was kind of flaky. I also bought a new Moto G4 for my wife. It's a great phone, but it's too big for me. I loved my old Ghost too. I was the perfect size.
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Bottom line: this phone is awesome, I'm running 7.1.1 ATM and it's a neat user experience, but I'm not going to delete that 7 GB TWRP backup of my stock ROM+Xposed setup anytime soon!
(yes, I have the 32 GB, I assume you won't even look at the 16 GB model 'cause it's really not worth it)
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I also have my stock ROM backup.
What is 7.1.1 ATM?
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I also have my stock ROM backup.
What is 7.1.1 ATM?
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ATM stands for At The Moment
By the way it's Resurrection Remix, there's no better 7.1 ROM out there
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ATM stands for At The Moment
By the way it's Resurrection Remix, there's no better 7.1 ROM out there
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How is it? Are there any issues? How is its performance/battery life compared to the stock rom??
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How is it? Are there any issues? How is its performance/battery life compared to the stock rom??
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I'd say it's the only ROM that doesn't make you regret leaving stock firmware.
Battery life and performance are both way better, but it's still got a couple bugs (charging while the phone is off doesn't show any percentage and 1080p recording is unstable)
I'm usually very picky about bugs and features, but this ROM really nails 95% of what it should.
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I'd say it's the only ROM that doesn't make you regret leaving stock firmware.
Battery life and performance are both way better, but it's still got a couple bugs (charging while the phone is off doesn't show any percentage and 1080p recording is unstable)
I'm usually very picky about bugs and features, but this ROM really nails 95% of what it should.
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Are you sure its better than Lineage OS? How much Screen On Time you usually get? How nuch you get on Antutu Benchmark?
I usually get around 4-5 hours of SOT on a 16 hour day. I use substratum with a black theme and sprinkle charges when I need to, but it's got solid standby. I never run benchmarks, but it's definitely smoother than marshmallow
I'm sure it's better than Lineage because I've tried pretty much every ROM and RR is essentially the most stable version of CM with extra features and improved battery
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I usually get around 4-5 hours of SOT on a 16 hour day. I use substratum with a black theme and sprinkle charges when I need to, but it's got solid standby. I never run benchmarks, but it's definitely smoother than marshmallow
I'm sure it's better than Lineage because I've tried pretty much every ROM and RR is essentially the most stable version of CM with extra features and improved battery
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I heard some people complained about camera issues, do you have any?
Yes, I haven't updated to the latest build yet but I can confirm that recording 1080p videos will most likely reboot your device. 720p works fine and is not that much of a loss on a smartphone sensor
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Yes, I haven't updated to the latest build yet but I can confirm that recording 1080p videos will most likely reboot your device. 720p works fine and is not that much of a loss on a smartphone sensor
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What about 4K? Why you are not recording on 4K?
i woudn't buy it at the moment... i would consider a xiaomi. this one is not supported by qualcomm anymore so... it's better to buy something newer (2015 or more)
Hello there. I've been owning a P9 lite for 8 months now and it has made my life simpler. I like the interface of EMUI, especially in nougat. I know a lot of people find huawei's EMUI a bit disturbing but I believe it's great. I own a VNS L21 model with 2 GB of RAM. I'm completely satisfied by my phone. The only thing I would like is to be able to keep the apps active more often. This is definitely due to the 2 GB of RAM . Otherwise the phone is very fast in opening apps and web pages. I totally love the screen quality and the saturation of the colors. I've got an iPad as well and sometimes I prefer my P9 lite for reading some articles or scrolling through social media. I know the competition is stiff and I would like to ask, is the P9 lite still considered a good phone nowadays? Because I like it really much and I don't want to upgrade soon.
You upgrade when you need to. Its fine for its cost.
Yep, so pleased with mine. 2gb version D.S.
I have the 3GB version, I've had it for 1 year, it works like a charm, everything is smooth and every application works perfectly, still a very good phone.
It definitely is.
My Girlfriend got the Huawei p10 lite and it doesnt differ much hardware wise.
P10 lite got 100Mhz more per CPU core and 3GB RAM which is one more than p9 lite has.
Did a couple of benchmarks and managed to score a bit higher with my p9lite with EliteRom v3 in performance mode compared to the stock p10 lite.
The p10 lite also feels smoother in the hand, has smoothed edges etc. and a quick charge function, which the p9 lite does not have.
I still love my p9 lite and will probably continue to do so for a long time...
P8 Lite VS P8 Lite 2017
Hi!
Today i buy a P8 lite 2017 for my wife and compared with my P8 Lite ALE-L21.
And i like more my phone than the new version ( talking about software), 2017 version have better hardware but it lacks in functionality ... And on a regular usage i doesn't fell any difference, i think my (old version) felt better... Can be from the mods???
What is your opinion???
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It has some major improvements. Fingerprint Sensor, 4 cores with up to 2.1 GHz, the other 4 are a bit lower, just Google it, there are comparisons with the old P8 Lite.
Funny thing is, that this device is the exact same as the P9 Lite 2017. The Hardware is 100% the same. They are both called PRA-LX1 or slightly different. That's just insane imo. The design may differ, but that's it.
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It has some major improvements. Fingerprint Sensor, 4 cores with up to 2.1 GHz, the other 4 are a bit lower, just Google it, there are comparisons with the old P8 Lite.
Funny thing is, that this device is the exact same as the P9 Lite 2017. The Hardware is 100% the same. They are both called PRA-LX1 or slightly different. That's just insane imo. The design may differ, but that's it.
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I read that to.
I think that with the hardware he have, he can do more...
If the phone was for me i try to change the firmware to get more from him... The only thing i don't like is the gpu, only have 2cores.
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persona78 said:
I read that to.
I think that with the hardware he have, he can do more...
If the phone was for me i try to change the firmware to get more from him... The only thing i don't like is the gpu, only have 2cores.
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I don't even care that much about GPU, I don't game on my phone. The thing that annoys me the most is that the 2017 version still doesn't have USB-C or more importantly 5GHz WiFi. The S4 mine has 5GHz and that came out like 3 or 4 years ago.
But I really like that the phone has a fingerprint sensor. Makes things a lot easier.
Still, my next phone should have 5 GHz and USB-C. So, for a 2017 phone, that's a no go for me. I got the old one because I was low on money and needed a new phone really fast. Huawei makes great smartphones, but they do some very strange things.
A friend of mine just got the Xperia L1, which I like a lot. It doesn't have a fingerprint sensor, but it has USB-C and 5GHz. It makes a lot of difference. Like, its insane.
I had to use his phone ones, because my banking won't work on this phone. I've clicked on download, continued setting my online banking up on my pc, expecting it to take some time like usual, but nope, just layed down it it was done.
What I'm trying to say is, that the P8 Lite 2017 is outdated and not future proof. Not worth the money. There are way better phones in that prize category that have those, for me, important features.
@Vinnipinni from the phone i just want, higly: monster gpu, good cpu, ram (and open source kernel, or at least some ex kernel, so i can overclock) medium: wifi 5 ghz, otg support, android 6+ (let's say 5 ishh..) don't care: fingerprint, camera, battery(somehow), brand name.
Btw, banking aps work exactly as it should, on my rooted phone, just use magisk.
Up:Jesus fking Christ i saw 3d score from this phone, 9k-10k, we only achieve 2k-3k whit no modifications and with modifications 5k... Those 2core are 2x better than our 4 cores, i guess it's mali-t760
D1stRU3T0R said:
@Vinnipinni from the phone i just want, higly: monster gpu, good cpu, ram (and open source kernel, or at least some ex kernel, so i can overclock) medium: wifi 5 ghz, otg support, android 6+ (let's say 5 ishh..) don't care: fingerprint, camera, battery(somehow), brand name.
Btw, banking aps work exactly as it should, on my rooted phone, just use magisk.
Up:Jesus fking Christ i saw 3d score from this phone, 9k-10k, we only achieve 2k-3k whit no modifications and with modifications 5k... Those 2core are 2x better than our 4 cores, i guess it's mali-t760
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Yes, 2 cores bit a high frequency. And with some software modifications can be super.
Our old p8 lite and 2017 série doesn't fell diferencie so even with that powerful hardware.
Some must try to do something ( i can't or my wife kill me! :laugh
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It's currently of oreo and it heats a lot for normal non-gaming use. :/ it's the 4GB variant and I heard that new updates were buggy and made phone worse so is it better to compromise few new faults coming with updates than heating on old android version?
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It's currently of oreo and it heats a lot for normal non-gaming use. :/ it's the 4GB variant and I heard that new updates were buggy and made phone worse so is it better to compromise few new faults coming with updates than heating on old android version?
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Upgrade it for better experience.
pja1985430 said:
Upgrade it for better experience.
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What about Battery issue and some other issues and people trying to move back to oreo bricking their phone?
I have played pubg for an hour and it's never heated up, it gets warm but nothing beyond that at all,
I have the same exact question. No idea if I should update... I had to return my xiaomi mi a2 lite after updating it cause it had issues and I'm not ganna mess with rooting etc to try fix it.