Honor 8a vs. Huawei P40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 8a and Huawei P40. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8a vs. Huawei P40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8a Huawei P40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.28 mm 148.9 mm Honor 8a has greater height than Huawei P40.
Width 73.5 mm 71.06 mm Honor 8a has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 8 mm 8.5 mm Honor 8a is narrower than Honor 8a.
Weight 150 g 175 g Honor 8a is lighter than Honor 8a.
Body Colour Black Silver frost | Black
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP53
Repairability Index - 7.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Honor 8a Huawei P40
Display Type - OLED display
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.09" 6.1" Huawei P40 has larger screen size than Honor 8a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1560 x 720 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 has better screen resolution than Honor 8a.
Display Format HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 283 ppi 422 ppi Huawei P40 has better pixel density than Honor 8a.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features FullView Display, Dewdrop display -
PROCESSOR Honor 8a Huawei P40
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Processor Number MT6765 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than Honor 8a.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei P40 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Honor 8a Huawei P40
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than Honor 8a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 has more internal memory than Honor 8a.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 8a Huawei P40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Honor 8a has better lens aperture than Honor 8a.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Light Source Flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Hybrid Zoom, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Hybrid Zoom - 5x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 30X Max Zoom
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - IR camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8a Huawei P40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 3800 mAh Huawei P40 has larger battery capacity than Honor 8a.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Huawei P40 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.5 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Honor 8a Huawei P40
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface EMUI 9.0 EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8a Huawei P40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC - Yes Huawei P40 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8a Huawei P40
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Honor 8a Huawei P40
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, SmartPA Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime
OTHERS Honor 8a Huawei P40
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification IEC 60529 IP53
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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