Honor 8S vs. Honor 8a 2020

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 8S and Honor 8a 2020. 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 8S vs. Honor 8a 2020 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.13 mm 156.28 mm Honor 8a 2020 has greater height than Honor 8S.
Width 70.78 mm 73.5 mm Honor 8a 2020 has greater width than Honor 8S.
Depth 8.45 mm 8 mm Honor 8a 2020 is narrower than Honor 8S.
Weight 146 g -
Body Colour Gold | Black | Blue Black
Body Material Dual-Texture Body -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.86 W/kg (body), 0.5 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.31 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.71" 6.088" Honor 8a 2020 has larger screen size than Honor 8S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1520 x 720 pixels 1560 x 720 pixels Honor 8a 2020 has better screen resolution than Honor 8S.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 294 ppi 283 ppi Honor 8S has better pixel density than Honor 8a 2020.
Aspect Ratio 19:9 -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features FullView Display, Dewdrop Notch Display FullView Display, Dewdrop display
PROCESSOR Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek MediaTek
Processor Number MT6761 MT6765
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.3 GHz Honor 8a 2020 has higher clock speed than Honor 8S.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor 8a 2020 has higher processor core quantity than Honor 8S.
MEMORY Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Honor 8a 2020 has more RAM than Honor 8S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8a 2020 has more internal memory than Honor 8S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Low-light shots, Bokeh Mode -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4208 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 8a 2020 has better front camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) AI Beautify -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 2592 x 1936 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Intelligent beautification -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 3020 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
CELLULAR Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface EMUI 9.0 EMUI 9.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou -
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4 -
FEATURES Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
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, gravity sensor
Security Devices Face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock Face Unlock, SmartPA
OTHERS Honor 8S Honor 8a 2020
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
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