Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor 8a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Honor 8a. 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 Nova Plus vs. Honor 8a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 156.28 mm Honor 8a has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 73.5 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than Honor 8a.
Depth 7.3 mm 8 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 150 g Honor 8a is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Black
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.09" Honor 8a has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1560 x 720 pixels Huawei Nova Plus has better screen resolution than Honor 8a.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 283 ppi Huawei Nova Plus has better pixel density than Honor 8a.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display, Dewdrop display
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6765
Clock Speed - 2.3 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Nova Plus has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Huawei Nova Plus has more RAM than Honor 8a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 8a.
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots -
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3020 mAh Huawei Nova Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 8a.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 EMUI 9.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 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 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones Face Unlock, SmartPA
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8a
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
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