Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

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: 30 g lighter

  Honor Play 8A:

  150 g

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  180 g

• Width

  Honor Play 8A: 2 mm narrower

  Honor Play 8A:

  73.5 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  75.5 mm

• Chipset

  Honor Play 8A:

  Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• Height

  Honor Play 8A: 2.2 mm shorter

  Honor Play 8A:

  156.3 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  158.5 mm

• Release year

  Honor Play 8A:

  2019

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  2018

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. Redmi 5 Plus

   Height:

   158.5 mm +2.2 mm versus Honor Play 8A

   Width:

   75.5 mm +2 mm versus Honor Play 8A

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

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. Redmi 5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

Redmi 5 Plus has approximately 4.4% 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.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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