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Honor 8A Prime

Honor 8A Prime
$109
Brand: Huawei
Category: Phones
  • Display 6.09-inch pixels 720 x 1560 HD+ display
  • Camera 13 MP Back / 8 MP front
  • Storage 64 GB
  • RAM 3 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 2.3 GHz Mediatek Helio P35
  • OS Android 9.0 (Pie)

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

8.2
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 8 / 10
  • Camera Quality 8 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 8 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Honor 8A Prime Highlights and Overview

The Honor 8A Prime is an entry level smartphone from Huawei. The device come with pocket friendly price tag, and run on Mediatek Helio P35 CPU. From the front, there a 6.09-inch HD+ display, with 720 x 1560 pixels resolution. There is a U-shape notch overhead housing the selfie camera sensor.

Under the hood, the Huawei Honor 8A prime is powered by the aforementioned MediaTek Helio P35 12nm SoC clocked at 2.3GHz, along with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 64GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage. It runs Android 9.0 (Pie) based on EMUI v9.

On the camera department, there is a single 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and a single LED flash. For selfie, a single 8-megapixel camera is kept upfront.

The unit has a fingerprint sensor, and come with face unlock that can scan up 1024 facial points. It comes with dedicated dual SIM and microSD card slots and packs a 3020mAh battery. Other key specifications and silent features of the Honor 8A Prime smartphone are detailed in the specification table below.

Honor 8A Prime Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 156.3 x 73.5 x 8 mm
Weight 150 grams
Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.09 inches, 91.0 cm2 (~79.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI v9
Chipset Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 3 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 128 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 13 megapixel main camera
Camera Features Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Digital image stabilization
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
White balance settings
ISO settings
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Scene mode
Sensor size - 1/2.8"
Pixel size - 1.12 μm
Phase detection
6-element lens
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 8-megapixel
Camera Features AI FaceID
Video Resolution 720p

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
GPS Yes
FM Radio Yes

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 3020 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 19 hours
Stand-by Up to 400 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Honor 8A Prime User Reviews and Opinions

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