Honor Play vs. Honor 8a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor Play and Honor 8a. 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 Play vs. Honor 8a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Play Honor 8a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.91 mm 156.28 mm Honor Play has greater height than Honor 8a.
Width 74.27 mm 73.5 mm Honor Play has greater width than Honor 8a.
Depth 7.48 mm 8 mm Honor Play is narrower than Honor Play.
Weight - 150 g
Body Colour Black | Blue Black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head) 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM -
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Play Honor 8a
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology LTPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.09" Honor Play has larger screen size than Honor 8a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1560 x 720 pixels Honor Play has better screen resolution than Honor 8a.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density - 283 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Honor Full View Display FullView Display, Dewdrop display
PROCESSOR Honor Play Honor 8a
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6765
Clock Speed - 2.3 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor Play has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Honor Play Honor 8a
RAM 4 GB 2 GB Honor Play has more RAM than Honor 8a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor Play has more internal memory than Honor 8a.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor Play Honor 8a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor Play has better camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Light Source LED light Flash
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Play has better front camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Play Honor 8a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 3020 mAh Honor Play has larger battery capacity than Honor 8a.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor Play has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Honor Play Honor 8a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 EMUI 9.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Play Honor 8a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Honor Play has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
FEATURES Honor Play Honor 8a
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock Face Unlock, SmartPA
OTHERS Honor Play Honor 8a
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case Power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
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