Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Motorola MPx

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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: 24 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    MPx:
    174 g
  • Width

    MPx: 12.3 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    MPx:
    61.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MPx: 3.21 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    MPx:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    MPx:
    TI OMAP 1710
  • Depth

    Honor Play 8A: 16 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    MPx:
    24 mm
  • Height

    MPx: 56.6 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    MPx:
    99.7 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 +56.6 mm versus MPx
    Width:
    73.5 mm +12.3 mm versus MPx
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. MPx

    Height:
    99.7 mm
    Width:
    61.2 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +16 mm versus Honor Play 8A

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 8A

    150 g

  2. 2. MPx

    174 g

    +24 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. MPx

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

Honor Play 8A has approximately 265.2% more rectangular screen area than MPx.

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

32 MB

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. MPx

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD

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

    +2060 mAh versus MPx

  2. 2. MPx

    960 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. MPx

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 99.7 Х 61.2 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 174 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 240 x 320 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
  • 32 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 960 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Microsoft PocketPC 2003 SE
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • TI OMAP 1710
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 39.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • 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)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 1.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Second color STN display (96 x 64 pixels) -Dual hinges allow to open the device in both portrait and landscape mode
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, MPx.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AMPx
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF viewer) -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player - Also known as MPx300