Phone Comparison - Honor 9 vs Honor 8A Prime

Honor 9
honor 9
Honor 8A Prime
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced June 2017 2020, March 30
Status Available - June 2017 Available - March 2020
Price Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black Black, Blue, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
156.3 x 73.5 x 8.2 mm
(6.15 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface EMUI 5.1 EMUI 9
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek Helio P35 (12nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 MP8 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches [Similar] 6.09 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1560 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 79.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 20 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode 13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3020 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -