Huawei Honor 9 Lite / Huawei Honor 9 Youth Edition

All-screen design for less than £200 ; Crisp 5.65-inch 18:9 display ; Camera reasonably proficient

EMUI doesn’t show Android at its best ; Glass back questionable design decision ; Second camera only partially successful

The Honor 9 Lite’s bezel-light design and twin-lens camera tricks are eye catching, but it’s perhaps too quirky to fully take on the Motorola G-series at the top of the table. A good affordable phone, but the Motorola is better.

Low price ; Strong front and rear cameras ; Android 8.0 ; Small bezels around the screen ; Attractive design

Software performance doesn’t shine ; MicroUSB charger

Premium design ; Excellent 18:9 screen ; Latest version of Android

EMUI is heavy ; Glass back is a fingerprint magnet ; Poor low-light camera performance

Honor has become accomplished at churning out excellent-value smartphones, and the Honor 9 Lite is no exception. It's not perfect, but with a decent quad-camera setup and a very handsome design, it delivers exceptional bang for your buck.

Superb design that looks well beyond its asking price ; High-res 18:9 screen ; Well-placed fingerprint scanner for rapid login ; 3.5mm headphone jack ; Quad camera fun

Light on battery life ; Some low-end graphics in gaming ; Touchscreen sometimes lacks responsiveness ; Micro-USB so no fast-charging ; So-so camera performance

In many ways the Honor 9 Lite sets a new standard for sub-£200 phones. Its striking looks are well beyond its asking price, delivering a degree of flagship quality. However, there are quirks that hold it back from perfection, while the headline quad...

bright, high-contrast display ; slim design ; FM radio ; hybrid SIM ; fast LTE Cat. 13 ; expandable storage ; good selfie dual camera

mediocre speakers ; weak GPU ; no USB Type-C ports ; no ac Wi-Fi

Honor has managed to create a good mid-range smartphone: The 9 Lite. It impresses with its bright display, decent dual cameras and smooth system performance. In addition, it has a great design with attractive color options.The Honor 9 Lite does well...

Huawei certainly has a winner on its hands with the Honor 9 Lite. Yes, there are some shortcomings such as poor camera performance in low-lit conditions, app optimisations among others, but show me a phone that does not have any flaws. The starting...

Tempting price ; Expensive-looking design ; 18:9 aspect screen

Performance compromise with high-end games ; Speaker can sound harsh

Cutting-edge design at a price that won’t shred your wallet. Even with its average gaming performance, this is an excellent budget phone

Smart design ; Strong battery life ; Media friendly

Deja-vu ; Dual selfie cameras make little impact

The Honor 9 Lite is a solid budget smartphone, offering full functionality for media lovers who want a big-screen experience on the move. Of course, there’s not much to differentiate it from other recent affordable Honor and Huawei smartphones. That...