Blackview Shark 8 vs Honor Play 20a

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Honor
Release date: October 2023, 2 years 7 months ago; May 2024, 2 years ago
AnTuTu: 420.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices; 220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.52"
Resolution: 1080 x 2460 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 396 ppi High Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, 580 cd/m² peak brightness, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789); MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MC2; Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
RAM: 8 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.69; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung GW3; —
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.97"; —
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 76.6 mm 168.5 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 198 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Gold Gray; Black Cyan Purple Ish
Water/dust resistance: IP53; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 126 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 84 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)