Honor 9A vs Honor 8C Specs Comparison

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

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

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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