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Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs Honor 8A

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs Honor 8A

44 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
VS
40 out of 100
Honor 8A
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Honor 8A

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi 9A (with MediaTek Helio G25) that was released on June 30, 2020, against the Honor 8A, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 and came out 18 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 9A
  • Comes with 1980 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3020 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
  • Has a 0.44 inch larger screen size
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 9
  • The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 8A
  • Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (546 against 436 nits)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Weighs 44 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 9A and Honor 8A crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 9A
vs
Honor 8A

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.53 inches 6.09 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1560 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 269 ppi 282 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1% 79.52%
Display tests
RGB color space 92.9% 98.1%
PWM - Not detected
Response time 40 ms 36.4 ms
Contrast 1318:1 1111:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 9A
436 nits
Honor 8A +25%
546 nits

Design and build

Height 164.9 mm (6.49 inches) 156.2 mm (6.15 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 73.5 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 9A +2%
81.1%
Honor 8A
79.52%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Redmi 9A and Honor 8A in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio P35
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Graphics PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 32 32
GPU clock 650 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~41.8 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU 54603 55038
GPU 10386 9875
Memory 41746 42001
UX 44535 44830
Total score 152420 152265

Memory

RAM
RAM size 2, 4, 6 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory clock 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Channels 2 1
Storage
Storage size 32, 64, 128 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) Android 9.0
ROM MIUI 12.5 Enhanced EMUI 9
OS size 11 GB 15 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 3020 mAh
Max charge power 10 W -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No No
Full charging time 2:55 hr 3:00 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1 (13 MP) 1 (13 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Phase autofocus
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Phase autofocus
Camera features - -
Selfie camera
Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2560 x 1960 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Pixel size 1.12 microns -
Sensor type CMOS BSI CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type Micro USB Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC * No Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 4 6
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 9A
76.5 dB
Honor 8A +17%
89.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced June 2020 January 2019
Release date August 2020 March 2019
SAR (head) 0.398 W/kg 0.154 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.901 W/kg 0.63 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi 9A is definitely a better buy.

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