Huawei Honor Play 8A vs TECNO Camon 12 Air

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: 31 g lighter

    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
    Camon 12 Air:
    181 g
  • Width

    Honor Play 8A: 2.6 mm narrower

    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
    Camon 12 Air:
    76.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Honor Play 8A: 0.54 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
    Camon 12 Air:
    6.55 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
    Camon 12 Air:
    Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play 8A:
    Single
    Camon 12 Air:
    Triple
  • Height

    Honor Play 8A: 7.9 mm shorter

    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 mm
    Camon 12 Air:
    164.2 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
    Width:
    73.5 mm
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. Camon 12 Air

    Height:
    164.2 mm +7.9 mm versus Honor Play 8A
    Width:
    76.1 mm +2.6 mm versus Honor Play 8A
    Depth:
    8.2 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 8A

    150 g

  2. 2. Camon 12 Air

    181 g

    +31 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. Camon 12 Air

    Screen diagonal:
    6.55 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    103.6 cm²

Camon 12 Air has approximately 16.8% 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, Camon 12 Air, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
32 GB Recorded for all phones 3 GB RAM 3 GB RAM
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. Camon 12 Air

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD

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. Camon 12 Air

    4000 mAh

    +980 mAh versus Honor Play 8A

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 8A2. Camon 12 Air

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
  • 164.2 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.01" inch
  • 6.55" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 720 x 1600 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
  • 32GB 3GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); HIOS 5.5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 90.6 cm2
  • 103.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.8%
  • 82.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 268 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Triple
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 16 MP
  • PDAF -5 MP -2 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • HDR
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 8 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, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
  • PowerVR GE8320
Antutu 7 score *
  • 86212
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2019
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
  • Ocean Blue
  • Alpenglow Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 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
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 8A, Camon 12 Air.
SpecificationHonor Play 8ACamon 12 Air
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity