Honor 8a vs. Honor Magic Vs

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 8a and Honor Magic Vs. 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 Vs Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - touch screen, dual screen
Height 156.28 mm 160.3 mm Honor Magic Vs has greater height than Honor 8a.
Width 73.5 mm 72.6 mm Honor 8a has greater width than Honor Magic Vs.
Depth 8 mm 12.9 mm Honor 8a is narrower than Honor 8a.
Weight 150 g 267 g Honor 8a is lighter than Honor 8a.
Dimensions Details - Folded - 72.6 mm x 12.9 mm x 160.3 mm
Unfolded - 141.5 mm x 6.1 mm x 160.3 mm
Body Colour Black Black
Body Material - Titanium alloy
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor Magic Vs is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.78 W/kg (head), 2.63 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 Vs
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.09" 7.9" Honor Magic Vs has larger screen size than Honor 8a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1560 x 720 pixels 2272 x 1984 pixels Honor Magic Vs has better screen resolution than Honor 8a.
Display Format HD+ -
Pixel Density 283 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 10.3:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic Vs has better colour depth than Honor 8a.
HDR - Yes Honor Magic Vs has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features FullView Display, Dewdrop display DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Honor Full View Display, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 6.45"
Second Display Resolution - 2560 x 1080 pixels
Second Display Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 7.9 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2272 x 1984 pixels
PROCESSOR Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Processor Number MT6765 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 3 GHz Honor Magic Vs 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 Vs
RAM 2 GB 12 GB Honor Magic Vs has more RAM than Honor 8a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 512 GB Honor Magic Vs has more internal memory than Honor 8a.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Honor 8a has better lens aperture than Honor 8a.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Capture smiles, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, Movie Mode
Light Source Flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Enhanced AI Photography
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better front camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Honor 8a has better front lens aperture than Honor 8a.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Capture smiles, Mirror reflection, Filter mode, High-res
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) - 2520 x 1080
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.45
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 5000 mAh Honor Magic Vs has larger battery capacity than Honor 8a.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic Vs has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 46 min
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic Vs has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
User Interface EMUI 9.0 MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
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 Vs has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
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, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, SmartPA MIMO technology, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR Connect, gearless hinge
OTHERS Honor 8a Honor Magic Vs
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification USB 3.1
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