Honor Play 20a vs Honor X8b

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Honor
Release date: May 2024, 1 year ago; December 2023, 2 years ago
AnTuTu: 220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices; 250.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 59% of devices

Size: 6.52"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1080 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 394 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 270 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ); Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (SM6225)
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz; Adreno 610
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4 RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 108 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.75
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model; 74.6 mm 161.1 mm 6.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 166 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Cyan Purple Ish; Black White Green
Usable surface: 82 %; 90 %

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

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; A-GPS, GLONASS, GPS (L1+L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)