“The budget Honor 8A Pro comes with a 6.09-inch display, runs on EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie and packs a single 13MP rear camera”

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched the Honor 8A Pro in Russia, an offshoot of the Honor Play 8A smartphone that was announced in China back in January. The key difference between the two smartphones is the inclusion of a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for biometric security. The handset packs a 6.09-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with a waterdrop notch above. There is a 13MP single rear camera and EMUI 9.0 custom UI based on Android 9.0 Pie.

Honor 8A Pro price

The Honor 8A Pro price is RUB 13,990 (about Rs 15,000); however, as an introductory offer, just for today, the brand is offering the Honor 8A Pro at RUB 10,912 (roughly Rs 12,000). The device is already available through Tmall in the country and comes in Black and Blue colours.

Honor 8A Pro specifications

The Honor 8A Pro sports a 6.09-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 720 x 1,560 pixels resolution, a waterdrop notch, and aspect ratio of 19:5.9. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P35 12nm SoC clocked at 2.3GHz octa-core processor coupled with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The handset packs 3GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage that is further expandable up to 512GB through microSD card. Software-wise, the phone runs on EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie.

In the camera department, the Honor 8A Pro features a 13-megapixel primary camera with f/1.8 aperture and an LED flash. For selfies, there’s an 8-megapixel shooter on the front with f/2.0 aperture. In terms of connectivity, you get dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, and GPS with GLONASS. A 3,020mAh battery is on board and measures 156.28×73.5x8mm and weighs 150 grams.