Huawei Honor Play 8A

Name: Huawei Honor Play 8A
Brand: Huawei
SKU: 15338
Availability: OutOfStock

7.2 Expert Score

Huawei 's sub-brand Honor has added yet another smartphone, the Honor Play 8A in its budget lineup. The Honor Play 8A looks pretty much like Honor 8X concerning design. It comes with a 6.08-inch LCD screen with a notch on top. Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor powers the phone with 3GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB storage, depending on the variant. On the software front, the phone runs Android 9 Pie-based EMUI 9. A 3,000mAh battery backs the Honor Play 8A. Some of the other popular Huawei smartphones include the Honor V12 and the Honor Note 10.

₹8,999

Out of Stock

Key Specifications

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
3000 mAh battery
13MP rear & 8MP selfie
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Dual, Nano-SIM
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Huawei Honor Play 8A Price in India

Last known price of Huawei Honor Play 8A was Rs. 8,999.

Honor Play 8A: Pros & Cons

7.2

out of 10

MSP SCORE

Good Stuff
The design and build quality are a notch above the price of the phone
Adequately fast for price
Good camera performance for price

Bad Stuff
Small battery, mediocre battery backup
microUSB port
No fingerprint scanner

Verdict

The Honor Play 8A is definitely one of the best-looking smartphones in the segment. So, if you are a sucker for looks, this is the best smartphone you can get in the segment. Everything else about the Honor Play 8A is just average though, including its display, camera, and connectivity options. And the only downside of the phone is that it comes with a small battery. That being said, it has a decent battery backup.

Huawei Honor Play 8A Details

IPS LCD Screen With Teardrop Notch, Snapdragon 435 SoC, 3GB RAM

The Honor 8A conforms to the design of the previously launched Honor 8X. It has a sleek design with slight bezels at the bottom of the body and the earpiece adjusted beyond the display. There is a teardrop notch on top of the screen that houses the selfie snapper and other sensors. The Honor 8A comes with a 6.08-inch IPS LCD screen with 720x1560 pixels resolution and 19:5:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the phone is powered by an octa-core 1.4GHz Snapdragon 435 processor. There is a 3GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of inbuilt storage, which can be further expanded up to 512GB via microSD card.

13MP Rear Camera and 8MP Selfie Snapper, Android 9 Pie-based EMUI 9

Concerning optics, the Honor 8A features a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and an 8MP selfie shooter on the front with a slew of features such as Portrait mode. On the software side, the Honor 8A runs Android 9 Pie-based EMUI 9 out-of-the-box.

3,000mAh Battery, Connectivity Support, Face Unlock

A 3,000mAh battery backs the Honor 8A, which should be good enough for catering daily usage. Connectivity options include dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n, Bluetooth, microUSB 2.0 port, GPS/A-GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone lacks a physical or In-display fingerprint sensor, but makes up for it by Face Unlock feature that maps the user s face to unlock the smartphone. The Honor 8A measures 156.28x73.5x8mm and weighs 150 grams.

Huawei Honor Play 8A Specifications

Summary

Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Display	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Storage	32GB
Rear Camera	13MP
Battery	3000 mAh
RAM	3GB

General

Dimensions	6.1 x 2.8 x 0.3 inch (156.2 x 73.5 x 8 mm)
Weight	150 grams

Processor

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
No of Cores	8 (Octa Core)
CPU	1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Architecture	64 bit
Graphics	Adreno 505

Software

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Storage

RAM	3GB
Internal	32GB
Expandable	microSD, Upto 512GB

Display

Display Type	IPS LCD
Resolution	720 x 1560 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9
Screen Size	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Color Reproduction	16M colors
Screen to body percentage	79.39 %
Pixel Density	286 pixel per inch (ppi)
Touchscreen type	Capacitive, Multi-touch

Camera

Rear	13MP
Selfie	8MP
Rear Camera Features	LED Flash, Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
Other Features	Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Exposure compensation, ISO control

Battery

Type	Li-ion
Removable Battery	No
Capacity	3000 mAh
Fast Charging	No
Wireless Charging	No

Connectivity

SIM Configuration	Dual, Nano-SIM
Bluetooth	v4.2
Wi-Fi	Yes, with Hotspot
Network	4G VoLTE, 4G
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
Infrared	No
USB	microUSB 2.0
Voice Over LTE (VoLTE)	Yes
NFC Chipset	No

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor	No
Accelerometer	Yes
Gyroscope	No
Other Sensors	Light, Proximity

Sound

Speaker	Yes
Audio Jack	Yes, 3.5mm

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