September 30, 2018

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Compare HONOR Mobile Phones: HONOR 7S vs HONOR 7A

As HONOR mobile phone models - HONOR 7S and HONOR 7A were almost launched at the same time, naturally, the two are often put side by side for comparison.

compare honor mobile phones – honor 7a vs honor 7s

First at all, let us take a look at the two contenders’ internal differences in the following table.

Specs		HONOR 7A	HONOR 7S
NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE	LTE
			LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes
LAUNCH	Announced	2018, April	2018, May
LAUNCH	Status	Available. Released 2018, April	Available. Released 2018, May
BODY	Dimensions	152.4 x 73 x 7.8 mm (6.00 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)	146.5 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm (5.77 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	150 g (5.29 oz)	142 g (5.01 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2 (~75.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.45 inches, 76.7 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~295 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
		EMUI 8.0	EMUI 8.0
PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430	Mediatek MT6739
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex A53)	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 505	PowerVR GE8100
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
MEMORY	Internal	32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF	13 MP, PDAF
	Modules	2 MP, depth sensor	13 MP, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA	Modules	8 MP, f/2.0	5 MP, LED flash (Global)
	Modules	8 MP, f/2.0	24 MP, f/2.0 (China)
	Features	LED flash	LED flash
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	v4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB v2.0
FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		MP4/H.264 player	MP4/H.264 player
		MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player	MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
		- Photo/video editor	Photo/video editor
		Document editor	Document editor
BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3020 mAh battery
MISC	Colors	Black, Gold, Blue	Black, Gold, Blue
MISC	Price	HONOR 7A price in your country	HONOR 7S price in your country

Looking through the specifications, we can see that HONOR 7A has a bit higher configuration than HONOR 7S.

HONOR 7S comes with a MediaTek MT6739 processor, PowerVR GE8100 GPU, Quad Core CPU, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, and a 3,020mAh battery while HONOR 7A supports a Snapdragon 430 processor, Adreno 505 GPU, Octa Core CPU, 13MP + 2MP dual rear cameras, 8MP front camera, and a 3,000mAh battery.

What’s more, the RAM of HONOR 7A is around 50% more than HONOR 7S. And HONOR 7A has 32 GB inbuilt memory, which is much more than the 16GB on 7S. These differences between the two products show that HONOR 7A has more cores, more RAM, more cameras, and more inbuilt memory than HONOR 7S, which means HONOR 7A can process tasks in parallel without slowing down the User Interface, run more applications at the same time, take more textured photos, store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications.

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HONOR 7A has packed a few noteworthy features such as the front camera flash, face unlock, dual Bluetooth, and real-time headset monitoring. But HONOR 7S also features face unlock, LED flash on both front and back cameras, and a loud voice call function.

However, HONOR 7A is more expensive than HONOR 7S. Would you consider HONOR 7A to be your new mobile phone?

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