{"id":14210,"date":"2017-03-02T13:38:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T11:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14210"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:08:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T06:08:55","slug":"review-huawei-p8lite-16gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-huawei-p8lite-16gb\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Huawei P8lite 16GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Say hello to the P8\u2019s younger brother. \u2013 Huawei\u2019s warrior in the mid-range smartphone battle. So, is the youngster up to the challenge?<\/p>\n<p>The highly-contested battle for the \u201cfirst-class\u201d mid-range smartphone is raging \u2013 and that\u2019s cool for consumers because of the variety of devices that companies are churning out to try and reign supreme. However, this trooper falls short of its competitors; most worrying is the 720p resolution \u2013 the majority of its opponents boast 1080p.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14275\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14275\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14275\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Huawei-P8lite-insert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Huawei-P8lite-insert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Huawei-P8lite-insert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Huawei-P8lite-insert.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">P8lite<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it comes to design, it definitely does stand tall \u2013 the borrowed styling of the high-end P8 brings a premium look to the mid-range market.<\/p>\n<p>The camera is great for everyday photos, but it won\u2019t be to the liking of a photography buff; unfortunately, the video recording and playback experience is sub-par to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>The overall performance is a bit disappointing \u2013 the advanced functionality that you would find in other mid-range phones seem to be lacking here.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s affordable and within this price bracket, it\u2019s difficult to find a device as refined as the P8lite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key specs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5.0\u201d IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 720 X 1280 pixels<\/li>\n<li>13MP, autofocus, dual-LED flash camera<\/li>\n<li>5 MP, 720p front-facing camera<\/li>\n<li>Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3<\/li>\n<li>Emotion 3.1 UI<\/li>\n<li>Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)<\/li>\n<li>Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 620 chipset<\/li>\n<li>Octa-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53<\/li>\n<li>microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)<\/li>\n<li>2GB RAM\/ 16GB built-in memory<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE<\/li>\n<li>microUSB v2.0<\/li>\n<li>Non-removable Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery<\/li>\n<li>Up to 11 h (3G)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Durable and looks stylish \u2013 very similar to the P8; sturdy; decent camera; affordable<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Made of plastic; poor resolution; poor battery endurance; unimpressive performance; lacks AC3 audio support; disappointing video recording and playback<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/88333518\/Huawei+P8lite+Dual+SIM+16GB+Black?sst=huawei+lite+p8%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=1&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=rgroup2\"><strong>Huawei P8lite available from R2,499<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Say hello to the P8\u2019s younger brother. \u2013 Huawei\u2019s warrior in the mid-range smartphone battle. So, is the youngster up to the challenge? The highly-contested battle for the \u201cfirst-class\u201d mid-range smartphone is raging \u2013 and that\u2019s cool for consumers because of the variety of devices that companies are churning out to try and reign supreme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-huawei-p8lite-16gb\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1723,1725,1724],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/huawei-p8-lite-4g-16gb-nuevo-garantia-1-ano-D_NQ_NP_734521-MEC20798697643_072016-F-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14210"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14210"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16123,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14210\/revisions\/16123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}