Nokia 3 vs. Honor 8a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Nokia 3 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

Nokia 3 vs. Honor 8a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nokia 3 Honor 8a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.4 mm 156.28 mm Honor 8a has greater height than Nokia 3.
Width 71.4 mm 73.5 mm Honor 8a has greater width than Nokia 3.
Depth 8.48 mm 8 mm Honor 8a is narrower than Nokia 3.
Weight - 150 g
Body Colour Copper | Matte black | Tempered blue Black
Body Material Aluminium frame -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.85 W/kg (body), 0.484 W/kg (head), 3.99 W/kg (limb) 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) - Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM -
DISPLAY Nokia 3 Honor 8a
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.09" Honor 8a has larger screen size than Nokia 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1560 x 720 pixels Honor 8a has better screen resolution than Nokia 3.
Display Format HD HD+
Pixel Density - 283 ppi
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features 2.5D Glass FullView Display, Dewdrop display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Nokia 3 Honor 8a
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek MediaTek
Processor Number MT6737 MT6765
Clock Speed 1.3 GHz 2.3 GHz Honor 8a has higher clock speed than Nokia 3.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor 8a has higher processor core quantity than Nokia 3.
MEMORY Nokia 3 Honor 8a
RAM 2 GB 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Honor 8a has more internal memory than Nokia 3.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Nokia 3 Honor 8a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 8a has better camera resolution than Nokia 3.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 8a has better lens aperture than Nokia 3.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Light Source LED flash Flash
Camera Features (Functions) - 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 Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nokia 3 Honor 8a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2630 mAh 3020 mAh Honor 8a has larger battery capacity than Nokia 3.
CELLULAR Nokia 3 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 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.0
Navigation - GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Nokia 3 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 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, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Nokia 3 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
FEATURES Nokia 3 Honor 8a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock, SmartPA
OTHERS Nokia 3 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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