Table of contents:
It's not been a surprise. Honor itself had already announced that on January 8 it would present a new terminal in China. And so it has been, the Honor 8A is already official. A very inexpensive device, but it sports a large 6.09-inch screen with a teardrop notch. It has a polycarbonate body, Helio P35 processor, and a simple camera on its back. In short, a basic device for those who want to have a smartphone but without spending a lot of money.
The Honor 8A is the second smartphone powered by MediaTek's Helio P35 chipset. It has 3 GB of RAM and two storage capacities. In addition, its rear camera offers good brightness thanks to an aperture f / 1.8. Its battery is 3,020 milliamps, with a Micro USB connector. But let's take a more in-depth look at the features of the new Honor 8A.
TECHNICAL SHEET HONOR 8A
| screen | IPS 6.09 inches, HD + resolution of 1,560 x 720 pixels |
| Main chamber | 13 MP f / 1.8 |
| Camera for selfies | 8 MP f / 2.0 |
| Internal memory | 32 or 64 GB |
| Extension | MicroSD up to 512GB |
| Processor and RAM | MediaTek Helio P35, 3GB RAM |
| Drums | 3,020 mAh |
| Operating system | Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.0 |
| Connections | 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, Glonass, AGPS, microUSB, minijack |
| SIM | Dual nanoSIM |
| Design | Polycarbonate |
| Dimensions | 156.2 x 73.5 x 8mm, 150 grams |
| Featured Features | FM radio, facial recognition |
| Release date | January 8 in China |
| Price | Just over 100 euros to change |
Notch yes, but reduced to the maximum
In Honor they have opted for the solution for the notch that we saw the most at the end of last year. The Honor 8A features a teardrop-shaped notch that houses the front camera. This makes the body-screen ratio, according to Honor, 87%. And since we are talking about the screen, we have a 6.09-inch IPS panel and HD + resolution of 1,560 x 720 pixels. On-screen pixel density stays like this at 283 dpi.
Regarding the design, the screen has quite striking edges on the sides and, especially, on the bottom. The back cover is made of polycarbonate, although it includes metal frames to give consistency to the whole. The Honor 8A will be available in four colors: black, gold, red and blue.
To rule "the boat" the Honor 8A has a MediaTek Helio P35 processor. It is a chip manufactured in 12 nm and has eight cores, four Cortex A53 at 2.3 GHz and another four Cortex A53 at 1.8 GHz. Accompanying the processor we have 3 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of storage, depending on the version.
Two cameras are in charge of the photographic section, one in the front and one in the back. The Honor 8A's main camera has a 13-megapixel sensor and f / 1.8 aperture. It has a phase detection autofocus system, the possibility of shooting in HDR and an artificial intelligence system.
In the small front notch we find an 8 megapixel sensor with f / 2.0 aperture. There is no lack of the usual beauty touches, so present in Chinese terminals.
The technical set is completed by a 3,020 milliamp battery, which is ordered through a Micro USB connector. The Honor 8A also has FM radio (at least in China), WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.2 and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Price and availability
In short, we are facing a simple terminal, but that offers a large screen and a guarantee processor to users who do not want to spend a lot of money. Also, it comes with Android 9 Pie along with EMUI 9.0.
The Honor 8A is launched tomorrow in China with a price, at the change, of just over 100 euros. We do not know if it will reach Europe.
