Home Phone comparison Honor 90 Lite and Google Pixel 7a - Which is better?

Honor 90 Lite vs Google Pixel 7a

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Honor 90 Lite
VS
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Google Pixel 7a
Honor 90 Lite
Google Pixel 7a

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Lite Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6020, vs Google Pixel 7a, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 90 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 193.5g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/256 GB
- 8/256 GB		 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 Lite and Google Pixel 7a
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 90 Lite
vs
Google Pixel 7a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 20:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 700 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 81.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a218 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 152 mm (5.98 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90 Lite
89.6 %
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 Lite and Google Pixel 7a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6020 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 128 672
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90 Lite
730
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90 Lite
1927
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7301443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19273493
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 90 Lite], [Google Pixel 7a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90 Lite
402846
Google Pixel 7a
930436
CPU135029255576
GPU62888325623
Memory103707149843
UX101222199394
NanoReview Score402846930436
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.8 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6343
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Writing scoren/a15048
Web scoren/a7500
Video editingn/a6362
Data manipulationn/a10504
NanoReview Scoren/a10609

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin MagicOS 7.1 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4385 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full Charge Time 1:52 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Web Browsingn/a08:24 h
Video Playbackn/a13:40 h
Gamesn/a05:06 h
Standby Moden/a76 h

Main camera

Matrix 100 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix100 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX787
Sensor sizen/a1/1.73
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aSony IMX712
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
138
Video quality
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
133
Overall camera score
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a69
Zoomn/a105
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
136
Video quality
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 499
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 7a the clear winner in this comparison.

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