Phone Comparison - Huawei P9 Lite Mini vs Honor Play 8A vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Honor Samsung
Announced August 2017 January 2019 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - January 2019 Rumored
Colors Silver, Black, gold Black, Blue, Gold, Red Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.5 x 71 x 8.1 mm
(5.65 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
156.3 x 73.5 x 8 mm
(6.15 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface EMUI 5.1 EMUI 9 One UI 2.0
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850
GPU Adreno 308 PowerVR GE8320 -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.09 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.52% 79.32% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 13 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3020 mAh 3020 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -