Honor Play 8A

Name: Honor Play 8A
Brand: Honor
SKU: SKU8925
Rating: 4.0 (3 reviews)

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Last Updated: 5th December 2025

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Key Specs

Display 6.09-inch (720x1560)
Front Camera 8MP
Rear Camera 13MP
RAM 3GB
Storage 32GB
Battery Capacity 3020mAh
OS Android 9.0 Pie

Market Status Released

Release Date January 2019

Honor Play 8A Summary

Honor Play 8A mobile was launched in January 2019. The phone comes with a 6.09-inch touchscreen display offering a resolution of 720x1560 pixels at a pixel density of 283 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.Honor Play 8A comes with 3GB of RAM. The Honor Play 8A runs Android 9.0 Pie and is powered by a 3020mAh battery.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Honor Play 8A on the rear packs a 13-megapixel camera with an f/1.8 aperture. The rear camera setup has phase detection autofocus. It sports an 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Honor Play 8A runs EMUI 9.0 is based on Android 9.0 Pie and packs 32GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 512GB). The Honor Play 8A is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Honor Play 8A measures 156.28 x 73.50 x 8.00mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 150.00 grams. It was launched in Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, and Platinum Gold colours.

Connectivity options on the Honor Play 8A include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth v4.20, Micro-USB, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor.

Honor Play 8A Full Specifications

General

Brand	Honor
Model	Play 8A
Release date	January 2019
Launched in India	No
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	156.28 x 73.50 x 8.00
Weight (g)	150.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	3020
Colours	Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, Platinum Gold

Display

Screen size (inches)	6.09
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	720x1560 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9
Pixels per inch (PPI)	283

Hardware

Processor make	MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765)
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	512

Camera

Rear camera	13-megapixel (f/1.8)
Rear autofocus	Phase detection autofocus
Rear flash	LED
Front camera	8-megapixel (f/2.0)
Front autofocus	No

Software

Operating system	Android 9.0 Pie
Skin	EMUI 9.0

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 b/g/n
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.20
Micro-USB	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes

Sensors

Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes

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cool phone

Abhishek Kumar (Apr 4, 2019) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

It has many great specs. It has a powerful mediatek Helio P35 processor, decent battery life, and nice features which makes it worth a shot.

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Interesting smartphone

Gaurav Jeyaram (Apr 26, 2019) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

I am very impressed with how well it performs. MediaTek Helio P35 chipset is also good.

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interesting device

Bhavin Rajput (Jan 7, 2019) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

excited to see this latest phone powered by mediatek's newest helio p35 chipset

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