Honor 8a vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 8a and Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G. 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 8a vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.28 mm 163.6 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater height than Honor 8a.
Width 73.5 mm 74.7 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater width than Honor 8a.
Depth 8 mm 9.15 mm Honor 8a is narrower than Honor 8a.
Weight 150 g 215 g Honor 8a is lighter than Honor 8a.
Body Colour Black Black | Cyan
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.97 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.09" 6.81" Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Honor 8a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1560 x 720 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 8a.
Display Format HD+ -
Pixel Density 283 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better colour depth than Honor 8a.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features FullView Display, Dewdrop display -
PROCESSOR Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Number MT6765 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.995 GHz Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 8a.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more RAM than Honor 8a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Honor 8a.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes - Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Night Shot, Panoramic mode, Multi-video recording
Light Source Flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Ultra Fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Honor 8a has better front lens aperture than Honor 8a.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portrait, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 4600 mAh Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 8a.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 30 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface EMUI 9.0 Magic UI 6.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 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/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Phone Functions 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, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope, 3D ToF sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, SmartPA HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Honor 8a Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Translucent case, 100W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification IP68
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