Honor Play 8A smartphone was launched in January 2019. The phone comes with a 6.09-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720x1560 pixels at a pixel density of 283 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.

Honor Play 8A comes with 3GB of RAM.

The Honor Play 8A runs Android 9.0 Pie and is powered by a 3,020mAh battery.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Honor Play 8A on the rear packs a 13-megapixel camera with an f/1.8 aperture. The rear camera setup has phase detection autofocus. It sports a 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Honor Play 8A runs EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie and packs 32GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 512GB). The Honor Play 8A is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards.

Connectivity options on the Honor Play 8A include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth v4.20, Micro-USB, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor.

The Honor Play 8A measures 156.28 x 73.50 x 8.00mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 150.00 grams. It was launched in Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, and Platinum Gold colours.