Huawei P40 Pro vs. Honor 8a 2020

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro 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

Huawei P40 Pro vs. Honor 8a 2020 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 156.28 mm Huawei P40 Pro has greater height than Honor 8a 2020.
Width 72.6 mm 73.5 mm Honor 8a 2020 has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 8 mm Honor 8a 2020 is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g -
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Black
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 -
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.31 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Micro-USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.088" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Honor 8a 2020.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 1560 x 720 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Honor 8a 2020.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 283 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Honor 8a 2020.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz -
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display FullView Display, Dewdrop display
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6765
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.3 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Honor 8a 2020.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 -
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
RAM 8 GB 3 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Honor 8a 2020.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 64 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Honor 8a 2020.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 1
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than Honor 8a 2020.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" -
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 Honor 8a 2020 has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video -
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel -
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Huawei Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 5x -
Hybrid Zoom 10x -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom -
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Honor 8a 2020.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 3020 mAh Huawei P40 Pro has larger battery capacity than Honor 8a 2020.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei P40 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface EMUI 10.1 EMUI 9.0
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS -
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 -
4G LTE Band 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 -
4G LTE Frequency 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 -
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system Face Unlock, SmartPA
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Honor 8a 2020
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Power adapter
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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