Both Huawei Honor 8 Pro and Honor Play 20a comes with same RAM. In terms of display resolution, Huawei Honor 8 Pro has better resolution of 2560 x 1440 than Honor Play 20a which has resolution of 1600 x 720. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Huawei Honor 8 Pro | Honor Play 20a |
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 5.7 in | 6.5 in |
| Internal Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Battery | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP + 12 MP Dual | 13 MP + 2 MP Dual |
| Price | Rs. 19349 | Rs. 11999 |
The launch Date of the first phone is April, 2017. The cost of Huawei Honor 8 Pro is Rs. 19349. The Expected cost of Honor Play 20a is Rs. 11999.
Honor Play 20a has larger screen size of 6.5 inches in comparison to Huawei Honor 8 Pro's 5.7 inch screen. Huawei Honor 8 Pro has Screen type where as Honor Play 20a has LCD Screen type. Huawei Honor 8 Pro has display density of 515 PPI & Honor Play 20a has only 270 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Honor Play 20a has better screen to body ratio of ~ 82.8% than Huawei Honor 8 Pro's ~ 73.6%. Huawei Honor 8 Pro has 16:9 aspect ratio where as Honor Play 20a has 2.222:1 aspect ratio.
Both phones come with 6 GB RAM and both have same Internal Memory of 128 GB.
Honor Play 20a's 13 MP + 2 MP Dual Rear Camera outshines Huawei Honor 8 Pro's 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Huawei Honor 8 Pro will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 8 MP Front Camera in comparison to Honor Play 20a's 5 MP Front Camera.
Both the phones has Android Operating System but the first one runs on version 7.0 and the second one on 12 version.
| Name | Huawei Honor 8 Pro | Honor Play 20a |
| General | ||
| Model | Honor 8 Pro | Play 20a |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot) | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot) |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | Nano+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | April, 2017 | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 77.5 x 157 x 7 mm | 75.79 x 163.93 x 9.95 mm |
| Weight | 184 g | 198 g |
| Bezel less | No | |
| Design Type | Classic (Candybar) | |
| Colors | Night Black, Titanium Empty Silver, Aurora Blue | |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color LTPS IPS LCD (16M colors Colors) | Color LCD Screen (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 5.7 inches, 1440 x 2560 pixels | 6.5 inches, 720 x 1600 pixels, 60 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 2.222:1 |
| PPI | ~ 515 PPI | ~ 270 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 73.6% | ~ 82.8% |
| Features | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen Protection | |
| Notch | Yes, Water Drop Notch | |
| Foldable Display | No | |
| Dual Display | No | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Card Slot | Yes, (Hybrid Slot), upto 256 GB | Yes, (Hybrid Slot), upto 512 GB |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| VoLTE | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | v802.11 b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.2 | Yes, v5.1 |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go | USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage |
| IR Blaster | Yes | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS Support | GLONASS, Beidou, A-GPS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes | |
| Face Unlock | No | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity | |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes | Yes |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Extra Features | Machine Cloning, Intelligent Multi-Window, Intelligent Vision, Intelligent Screen Recognition, AI Subtitles, YOYO Suggestion | |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 12 MP + 12 MP | 13 MP ƒ/1.8 (Main) 2 MP ƒ/2.4 (Depth Sensor) |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus | Continuous Shooting, Digital Zoom, Geo tagging, Touch Focus HDR, Face Detection |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 30 fps UHD | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 8 MP | 5 MP ƒ/2.2 (Main) |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to v8.0 (Oreo) | Android v12 |
| Custom UI | Magic Ul 6.1 | |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| CPU | 2.4 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 2 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| Java | No | Yes |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 | Yes, supports HTML5 |
| Multimedia | ||
| Supports | MMS, Instant Messaging | |
| Yes, with Push Email | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, eAAC+, WAV | Yes |
| Video | MP4, H.264 | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 4000 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes | |