Honor Play 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

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Comparing the Honor Play 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Play 8A runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Play 8A the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Honor Play 8A offers 6.09 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the larger display of the two. Both Honor Play 8A and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor Play 8A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers 12 MP, making Honor Play 8A better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor Play 8A offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor Play 8A offers 3020 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Play 8A and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Honor Play 8A
₹8,190
(Not Released in India)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
₹7,720
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
68%

Release Date

30 Jan, 2020
05 Mar, 2019

Performance

MediaTek Helio P35
Snapdragon 660
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.09 inches (15.47 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1560 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP

Battery

3020 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning design
  • Great performer
  • Excellent cameras
  • Long lasting battery and USB Type-C port

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Selfies have washed out colours
  • Display exhibits muted colours
  • 48MP shots aren't dramatically better than 12MP

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(132,270 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
250,302
AnTuTu Score
N/A
7h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 05, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 512

RAM

3 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
250,302

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
26.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.09 inches  (15.47 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

720x1560 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.13 %
81.21 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

156.2 mm
159.2 mm

Width

73.5 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

150 grams
185 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3020 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v4.0

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
7h 15m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 24m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.962 W/kg Body: 0.838 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope