Huawei Honor 30 vs Huawei Honor Play 8A: specs comparison

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

Display technology

OLED versus LCD

Honor 30:

OLED

Honor Play 8A:

LCD
Weight

Honor Play 8A: 35 g lighter

Honor 30:

185 g

Honor Play 8A:

150 g
Screen diagonal

Honor Play 8A: 0.52 in smaller diagonal

Honor 30:

6.53 in

Honor Play 8A:

6.01 in
Chipset

Honor 30:

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)

Honor Play 8A:

Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
Rear camera layout

Honor 30:

Quad

Honor Play 8A:

Single
Height

Honor Play 8A: 4 mm shorter

Honor 30:

160.3 mm

Honor Play 8A:

156.3 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. Honor 30

Height:

160.3 mm +4 mm versus Honor Play 8A
Width:

74.2 mm
Depth:

8.1 mm
2. Honor Play 8A

Height:

156.3 mm
Width:

73.5 mm
Depth:

8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

1. Honor 30

185 g

+35 g versus Honor Play 8A
2. Honor Play 8A

150 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. Honor 30

Screen diagonal:

6.53 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

20:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

102.9 cm²
2. Honor Play 8A

Screen diagonal:

6.01 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

88.7 cm²

Honor 30 has approximately 16.1% more rectangular screen area than Honor Play 8A.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
32 GB	Not recorded	3 GB RAM
64 GB	Not recorded	3 GB RAM
128 GB	6 / 8 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations	Not recorded
256 GB	8 GB RAM	Not recorded

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Honor 30

NFC:: Yes
Headphone jack:: No
Memory card support:: See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

2. Honor Play 8A

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

1. Honor 30

4000 mAh

+980 mAh versus Honor Play 8A
2. Honor Play 8A

3020 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor 302. Honor Play 8A

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Dimensions (HxWxD)	160.3 Х 74.2 Х 8.1 mm	156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
Weight	185 g	150 g
Technology	OLED	LCD
Screen size	6.53" inch	6.01" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2400 px	720 x 1560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.	128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM	32/64 GB 3 GB RAM
Memory card support	NM (Nano Memory) up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)	microSD up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	4000 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	3020 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.1	Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)	Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
NFC	Yes	Unknown
Headphone jack	No	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	102.9 cm2	90.6 cm2
Screen format	20:9 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	86.6%	78.8%
PPI /points per inch/	403 PPI	283 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Rear camera, main	40 MP Quad	13 MP Single
Camera specs	40 MP f/1.8 27mm (wide) 1/1.7'' PDAF -Periscope 8 MP f/3.4 125mm (telephoto) PDAF OIS 5x optical zoom -8 MP f/2.4 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP (depth)	13 MP f/1.8 PDAF
Functions	HDR	HDR
Video	2160p 1080p; gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	32 MP Single	8 MP Single
Specifications	32 MP f/2.0 26mm (wide) 1/2.8'' 0.8µm	8 MP f/2.0

Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Processor CPU	Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G77	PowerVR GE8320
Antutu 7 score *	Unknown	86212

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Release date	2020 April 15	2019 January
Colors	Titanium silver Emerald Green Midnight Black Icelandic Frost Neon purple	Black Blue Gold Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	400 EUR	100 EUR

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)
Network	Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 6(900) 7(2600) 8(900) 9(1800) 18(800) 19(800) 26(850) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500) -5G - 5G band 1(2100) 41(2500) 77(3700) 78(3500) 79(4700); SA/NSA	Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 3(1800) 5(850) 7(2600) 8(900) 20(800) 40(2300)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A 5G	HSPA LTE-A
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct hotspot
GPS	Yes with dual-band A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO QZSS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	5.1 A2DP LE	v4.2 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Radio	No	FM radio
Others	Unknown	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 8A.
Specification	Honor 30	Honor Play 8A
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (under display optical) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast charging 40W -Reverse charging 5W	Sensors Accelerometer proximity

Huawei Honor 30 vs Huawei Honor Play 8A

Huawei Honor 30

Huawei Honor Play 8A

Key differences

Display technology

Weight

Screen diagonal

Chipset

Rear camera layout

Height

Physical size

1. Honor 30

2. Honor Play 8A

Weight

1. Honor 30

2. Honor Play 8A

Screen size

1. Honor 30

2. Honor Play 8A

Memory variants

Practical features

1. Honor 30

2. Honor Play 8A

Battery capacity

Recorded battery capacity

1. Honor 30

2. Honor Play 8A

Specifications

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