Huawei Honor Play 8A vs O2 XDA mini S

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: 10 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    XDA mini S:
    160 g
  • Width

    XDA mini S: 15.5 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    XDA mini S:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA mini S: 3.21 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    XDA mini S:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    XDA mini S:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Honor Play 8A: 15 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    XDA mini S:
    23 mm
  • Height

    XDA mini S: 48.3 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    XDA mini S:
    108 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 +48.3 mm versus XDA mini S
    Width:
    73.5 mm +15.5 mm versus XDA mini S
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. XDA mini S

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    23 mm +15 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. XDA mini S

    160 g

    +10 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. XDA mini S

    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 XDA mini S.

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, XDA mini S, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
XDA mini S: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

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. XDA mini S

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD · up to 2 GB

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

    +1820 mAh versus XDA mini S

  2. 2. XDA mini S

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. XDA mini S

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 23 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 160 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
  • up to 2 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
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%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
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, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
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, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2005
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
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
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA mini S.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA mini S
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Microsoft ActiveSync -Pocket Office -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 9100
  • i-mate K-JAM
  • T-Mobile MDA Vario