Huawei P8 lite Pro Reviews

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 have been better. The SoC is designed for efficiency and low manufacturing costs, but it sports an antiquated GPU. This isn’t a huge deal in a thin and inexpensive phone, but if you’re after GPU performance, you should consider other options. Huawei’s EMUI has matured and we are quite pleased with the appearance and performance of the latest version. It’s a sleek UI with loads of customisation options, and doesn’t leave a lot of room for complaints. The main camera is relatively good, while the selfie cam suffers from a small aperture. Looking at the Huawei P8 Lite as a complete package, we should note that it lives up to its “lite” moniker, perhaps a bit too much. As an off-contract purchase, the P8 Lite doesn’t offer the best value for money out there. If you are after value, your best bet is a phablet like the recently reviewed Lenovo K3 Note. However, the P8 Lite is thinner and more compact than your average budget phablet, so it’s aiming for a different audience.

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. On paper, the $249.99 price of the Huawei P8 Lite is an attractive one that no doubt commands attention. While we appreciate how it does its best to emulate the design of the P8, the phone is greeted with stiff competition already out of the gate – the Asus Zenfone 2 and Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3, which we’ve been recalling throughout this review. These two direct competitors are priced similarly as the Huawei P8 Lite, but they both seem to be better spec’d than this. After checking out what those two phones offered, it’s tough for the P8 Lite to garner the same level of attention from consumers – not only from a specs point of view, but also from a performance standpoint. Most folks will be content with the value it offers for the price, but it simply can’t match the Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 in terms of overall value. This one has a 720p screen, that one has a 1080p one. This one has Android 4.4 KitKat, while that one has Android 5.0 Lollipop. See what we’re getting at here?

The Huawei P8 Lite is a classy, well-equipped Android smartphone and an outstanding value, but competition on the unlocked market is fierce.