Honor 8C vs Honor 9A Specs Comparison

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Honor 8C Honor 9A
Released · Dec 10, 2018
Released · Jul 01, 2020
6.3-inch · 1520x720px
6.3-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 29, 2018 Jun 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€230

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
158.72 x 75.94 x 7.98 mm
6.26 x 2.92 x 0.36 inches
159.07 x 74.06 x 9.04 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Ice green, Midnight black, Phantom blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 81.13% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 81.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 269 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 278 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm) Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762R (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 250
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
3GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
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