Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Sharp SH530U

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: 18.8 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    SH530U:
    168.8 g
  • Width

    Honor Play 8A: 7.5 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    SH530U:
    81 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    SH530U: 1.01 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    SH530U:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    SH530U:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Depth

    Honor Play 8A: 1.9 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    SH530U:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    SH530U: 9.8 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    SH530U:
    146.5 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 +9.8 mm versus SH530U
    Width:
    73.5 mm
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. SH530U

    Height:
    146.5 mm
    Width:
    81 mm +7.5 mm versus Honor Play 8A
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +1.9 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. SH530U

    168.8 g

    +18.8 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. SH530U

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    71.2 cm²

Honor Play 8A has approximately 24.6% more rectangular screen area than SH530U.

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, SH530U, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8ASH530U
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
SH530U: Original memory entry

20 GB · 512 MB 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. SH530U

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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

    +1070 mAh versus SH530U

  2. 2. SH530U

    1950 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. SH530U

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 146.5 Х 81 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 168.8 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 20 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 71.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 60.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 187 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • PowerVR SGX531u
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2012
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Snowy White
  • Cherry Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 560 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, SH530U.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ASH530U
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/Xvid/DivX/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer