Honor 8A Prime vs Honor Play 40 Plus

Honor 8A Prime

Honor Play 40 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, 1174 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.8

50 MP, f/1.8 , (wide) , 10x digital zoom
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

HDR, Panorama

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes