| Hardware and OS | Huawei Honor Play 8 | |
| Operating System | Android v9.0 (Pie) | |
| Processor | 2 GHz, Quad Core Processor | |
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio A22 | |
| RAM | 2 GB | |
| Internal Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory Card Slot | Yes, upto 512 GB | |
| Graphics | IMG PowerVR | |
| Dual Sim | Yes | |
| Sim Size | Nano Nano SIM | |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM GSM | |
| Display | Huawei Honor Play 8 | other phones |
| Screen Size | 5.71 inches, 720 x 1560 pixels | |
| Display Type | Color LCD screen (16M) | |
| Pixel Density | ~283 PPI | |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | ~ 78.8% | |
| Touch Screen | Yes, with Multitouch | |
| Display aspect ratio | 19:9 | |
| Connectivity | Huawei Honor Play 8 | other phones |
| 3G Network | Yes | |
| 4G Network | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.2 | |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| GPRS | Yes | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
| VoLTE | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | |
| Multimedia | Huawei Honor Play 8 | other phones |
| Email | Yes | |
| FM Radio | Yes | |
| Music | Yes | |
| Video | Yes | |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 | |
| Java | No | |
| Battery | Huawei Honor Play 8 | other phones |
| Battery capacity | 3020 mAh, Li-Po Battery | |
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | |
| Other | Huawei Honor Play 8 | other phones |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Proximity | |
| Face Unlock | Yes | |
| Features | HDR, Panorama | |
