Huawei Honor Play 8A vs O2 XDA Serra

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
    XDA Serra:
    165 g
  • Width

    XDA Serra: 22.5 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    XDA Serra:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Serra: 3.21 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    XDA Serra:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    XDA Serra:
    Qualcomm MSM7201A
  • Depth

    Honor Play 8A: 10.1 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    XDA Serra:
    18.1 mm
  • Height

    XDA Serra: 54.3 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    XDA Serra:
    102 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 +54.3 mm versus XDA Serra
    Width:
    73.5 mm +22.5 mm versus XDA Serra
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. XDA Serra

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +10.1 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 Serra

    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. XDA Serra

    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 Serra.

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

288 MB RAM · 512 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 Serra

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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

    +1680 mAh versus XDA Serra

  2. 2. XDA Serra

    1340 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. XDA Serra

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 480 x 640 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
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
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%
  • 46.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 3.15 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 videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • Adreno 130
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
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)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, XDA Serra.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AXDA Serra
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA player -MP4/WMV/3gp player -Pocket Office -Voice memo -Predictive text input