Phone Comparison - Honor 8S vs Honor Play 8A

Honor 8S
honor 8s
Honor Play 8A
honor play 8a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced Exp. announcement 2020, May January 2019
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2020, May Available - January 2019
Colors Black, Gold, Blue Black, Blue, Gold, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.1 x 70.8 x 8.5 mm
(5.79 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
156.3 x 73.5 x 8 mm
(6.15 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Messaging

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface EMUI 9 EMUI 9
Processor Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) [Similar]
GPU PowerVR GE8320 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.71 inches [Similar] 6.09 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (295 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.90% 79.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3020 mAh 3020 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -