Honor’s latest midrange phone is here. The new Honor X8a comes with a 100MP camera, MediaTek’s Helio G88 chip, and more. So let’s learn more about the Honor X8a, including its features, specifications, official price in Nepal, availability, and more.
Honor X8a Overview:
Design and Display
The X8a is one of the slimmest offerings from Honor, measuring just 7.48mm thick. At 179 grams, it is quite lightweight as well. Honor has also tried to give a modern look to this phone by going with flat edges like the new iPhones. Likewise, the Honor X8a is available in three color options: Cyan Lake, Titanium Silver, and Midnight Black.
Coming to the front, this phone has a huge 6.7″ LTPS LCD display with a fast 90Hz refresh rate. Honor has paid special attention to the bezels here, and says the X8a achieves an impressive 93.6% screen-to-body ratio. This Full HD display has also been TÜV Rheinland low blue light certified for eye protection.
Performance
Powering the Honor X8a is MediaTek Helio G88, which is a 12nm-based mobile processor. It has an octa-core CPU with two Cortex-A75 (@2.0 GHz) and six Cortex-A55 (@1.8 GHz) cores. As for the GPU, the Helio G88 uses Mali-G52 MC2.
In terms of memory, the X8a is available in 6 and 8GB RAM options with 128GB storage (and no SD card slot). The phone runs on Honor’s Magic UI 6.1 based on the older Android 12, whereas Honor hasn’t committed to any software update timeline for the X8a either.
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Camera
As for the camera, Honor X8a has three of them at the back, led by a 100MP main sensor. This has been complemented by a 5MP ultrawide and a 2MP macro shooter.
It supports shooting modes like portrait, time-lapse, Dual-View, Super Macro, and more. Furthermore, you get a 16MP selfie camera at the front. You can shoot up to 1080p 30 fps videos from the rear as well as the front camera.
Others
As for the battery, the Honor X8a has a 4500mAh cell that supports Honor’s 22.5W SuperCharge technology. This phone comes with a single speaker setup and doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack either. In terms of wireless connectivity, there’s dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 5.1, whereas NFC support is limited to select markets only.
Honor X8a Specifications:
- Dimensions: 162.9 x 74.5 x 7.48mm
- Weight: 179 gm
- Display: 6.7″ LTPS LCD, 90Hz, FHD+ resolution
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88 4G (12nm)
- Memory: 6/8GB RAM, 128GB storage (non-expandable)
- OS: Android 12 with Honor’s MagicUI 6.1 on top
- Rear Cameras: Triple (with LED flash)
– 100MP, f/1.9 primary
– 5MP, f/2.2 ultra-wide
– 2MP, f/2.4 macro
– Up to 1080p 30 fps videos - Front Camera: 16MP, f/2.45 (Up to 1080p 30 fps videos)
- Battery: 4500mAh with 22.5W Honor SuperCharge
- Network + Bands:
– LTE: (unspecified)
– 3G: 850 / 900 / 2100
– 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi 5 (ac), Dual-band, Bluetooth 5.1
- 3.5mm Jack: No
Honor X8a Price in Nepal and Availability
With a 2000 rupees discount, the official price of Honor X8a is now Rs. 28,490 for the sole 8/128GB variant. You can purchase this smartphone from Hukut and other authorized stores in Nepal.
| Honor X8a | Price in Nepal (Official) |
| 8/128GB | Rs. |
- Meanwhile, check our review of Honor X9a.
