Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Icemobile Prime Plus

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Prime Plus: 15 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    Prime Plus:
    135 g
  • Width

    Honor Play 8A: 2.6 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    Prime Plus:
    76.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Prime Plus: 1.01 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    Prime Plus:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    Prime Plus:
    Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
  • Depth

    Honor Play 8A: 2.5 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    Prime Plus:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Prime Plus: 14.7 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    Prime Plus:
    141.6 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. 1. Honor Play 8A

    Height:
    156.3 mm +14.7 mm versus Prime Plus
    Width:
    73.5 mm
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. Prime Plus

    Height:
    141.6 mm
    Width:
    76.1 mm +2.6 mm versus Honor Play 8A
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Honor Play 8A

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 8A

    150 g

    +15 g versus Prime Plus

  2. 2. Prime Plus

    135 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. 1. Honor Play 8A

    Screen diagonal:
    6.01 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    88.7 cm²
  2. 2. Prime Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    71.2 cm²

Honor Play 8A has approximately 24.6% more rectangular screen area than Prime Plus.

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 Play 8A, Prime Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8APrime Plus
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
Prime Plus: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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 Play 8A

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

2. Prime Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. 1. Honor Play 8A

    3020 mAh

    +870 mAh versus Prime Plus

  2. 2. Prime Plus

    2150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. Prime Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 141.6 Х 76.1 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 2150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 71.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 66.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 187 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • Adreno 203
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2012
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 120 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • 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)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.0
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Prime Plus.
SpecificationHonor Play 8APrime Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity