Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Meizu m3x

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

    Honor Play 8A: 15 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    m3x:
    165 g
  • Width

    Honor Play 8A: 2.5 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    m3x:
    76 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    m3x: 0.51 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    m3x:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    m3x:
    Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)
  • Depth

    m3x: 0.6 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    m3x:
    7.4 mm
  • Height

    m3x: 2.5 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    m3x:
    153.8 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 +2.5 mm versus m3x
    Width:
    73.5 mm
    Depth:
    8 mm +0.6 mm versus m3x
  2. 2. m3x

    Height:
    153.8 mm
    Width:
    76 mm +2.5 mm versus Honor Play 8A
    Depth:
    7.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 8A

    150 g

  2. 2. m3x

    165 g

    +15 g versus Honor Play 8A

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. m3x

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²

Honor Play 8A has approximately 6.3% more rectangular screen area than m3x.

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, m3x, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8Am3x
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
m3x: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM 32 GB · 3 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. m3x

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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

  2. 2. m3x

    3200 mAh

    +180 mAh versus Honor Play 8A

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. m3x

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 153.8 Х 76 Х 7.4 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 1080 x 1920 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
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 3 RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 3200 mAh
  • Non-removable
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Android 6 (Marshmallow); Flyme 6
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 71.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.9''
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF
Functions
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/4''
  • 1.4µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • Mali-T880MP2
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 861
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 3904
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 2710
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2016
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 -3G - HSDPA -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, m3x.
SpecificationHonor Play 8Am3x
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (mCharge)