Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Oppo R11s

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Honor Play 8A:
    LCD
    R11s:
    OLED
  • Width

    Honor Play 8A: 2 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    R11s:
    75.5 mm
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    R11s:
    Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play 8A:
    Single
    R11s:
    Dual
  • Depth

    R11s: 0.9 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    R11s:
    7.1 mm
  • Release year

    Honor Play 8A:
    2019
    R11s:
    2017

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
    Width:
    73.5 mm
    Depth:
    8 mm +0.9 mm versus R11s
  2. 2. R11s

    Height:
    155.1 mm
    Width:
    75.5 mm +2 mm versus Honor Play 8A
    Depth:
    7.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 8A

    150 g

  2. 2. R11s

    153 g

    +3 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. R11s

    Screen diagonal:
    6.01 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    93.2 cm²

R11s has approximately 5.1% more rectangular screen area than Honor Play 8A.

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, R11s, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8AR11s
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
R11s: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. R11s

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. R11s

    3200 mAh

    +180 mAh versus Honor Play 8A

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. R11s

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 155.1 Х 75.5 Х 7.1 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 153 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 6.01" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 1080 x 2160 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
  • 512GB 4GB
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 Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Android 7.1.1 (Nougat); ColorOS 3.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 93.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 80.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 16 MP
  • f/1.7
  • 1/2.8''
  • 1.12µm
  • PDAF -20 MP
  • 1.0µm
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • Adreno 512
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
  • 138457
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1589
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 5816
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2017
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Red
  • Black
  • Champagne
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 450 EUR
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
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 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - R11s LTE band 1(2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 41(2500) - R11st
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
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, R11s.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AR11s
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: VOOC Flash Charge 5V/4A