Huawei Honor Play 8A vs T-Mobile myTouch qwerty

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: 35 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    myTouch qwerty:
    185 g
  • Width

    myTouch qwerty: 9.6 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    myTouch qwerty:
    63.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    myTouch qwerty: 2.01 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    myTouch qwerty:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    myTouch qwerty:
    Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
  • Depth

    Honor Play 8A: 6.3 mm thinner

    Honor Play 8A:
    8 mm
    myTouch qwerty:
    14.3 mm
  • Height

    myTouch qwerty: 31.5 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    myTouch qwerty:
    124.8 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 +31.5 mm versus myTouch qwerty
    Width:
    73.5 mm +9.6 mm versus myTouch qwerty
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. myTouch qwerty

    Height:
    124.8 mm
    Width:
    63.9 mm
    Depth:
    14.3 mm +6.3 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. myTouch qwerty

    185 g

    +35 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. myTouch qwerty

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

Honor Play 8A has approximately 94.7% more rectangular screen area than myTouch qwerty.

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, myTouch qwerty, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
4 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
32 GB 3 GB RAM Not recorded
64 GB 3 GB RAM Not recorded

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. myTouch qwerty

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

    +1520 mAh versus myTouch qwerty

  2. 2. myTouch qwerty

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. myTouch qwerty

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 124.8 Х 63.9 Х 14.3 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 185 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB 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
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 57.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
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, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • Adreno 205
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2012
  • August. Released 2012
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 290 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 185 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
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
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationHonor Play 8AmyTouch qwerty
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - T-Mobile TV -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype)