Home Phone comparison Honor 90 Lite and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Honor 90 Lite vs Huawei Honor 9X

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Honor 90 Lite
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Honor 90 Lite
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Lite Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6020, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. 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
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 4/256 GB
    - 8/256 GB    		 - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Honor 90 Lite and Huawei Honor 9X
    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
    Huawei Honor 9X

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
    Size 6.7 in 6.59 in
    Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 391 ppi 391 ppi
    Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No No
    Max brightness 500 nits 460 nits
    HDR support No No
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 84.3 %
    Features DCI-P3 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Honor 90 Lite
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a99 %
    Response timen/a29 ms
    Contrastn/a969:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
    Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor 90 Lite
    89.6 %
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor 90 Lite and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6020 HiSilicon Kirin 710F
    Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
    Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)    		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
    Neural Processor Yes No
    Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G51 MP4
    GPU Cores 128 64
    GPU Frequency 950 MHz 650 MHz
    FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor 90 Lite
    730
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor 90 Lite
    1927
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)730512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19271555
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 90 Lite]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor 90 Lite
    402846
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    CPU13502989924
    GPU6288834025
    Memory10370759171
    UX10122265482
    NanoReview Score402846248602
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Honor 90 Lite
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Max Surface Temp.n/a43.9 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a3 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a559
    Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Honor 90 Lite
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    6430
    Writing scoren/a6877
    Web scoren/a5821
    Video editingn/a4885
    Data manipulationn/a5361
    NanoReview Scoren/a6430

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.2eMMC 5.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 13 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size n/a 15.4 GB
    UI Skin MagicOS 7.1 EMUI 12

    Battery

    Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 35 W 10 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) No
    Full Charge Time 1:52 h 2:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Honor 90 Lite
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    19:04
    Web Browsingn/a07:29 h
    Video Playbackn/a10:29 h
    Gamesn/a04:36 h
    Standby Moden/a98 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 100 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash Dual LED LED
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording No No
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
    Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
    Ultra-wide: 5 MP
    Macro: 2 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix100 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    Focal lengthn/a27 mm
    Sensorn/aSony IMX582
    Sensor sizen/a1/2
    Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix5 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.2n/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
    Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
    Focal length n/a 26 mm
    Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
    Sensor size n/a 1/3
    Pixel size n/a 1 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
    Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display    		 - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
    Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
    USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
    USB version 2 2
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    NFC* Varies by region Yes
    Infrared Port Yes No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
    3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
    LTE categoryn/a4
    5G SupportYesn/a

    Sound

    Speakers Mono Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos No No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Honor 90 Lite
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    78 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced June, 2023 yr July, 2019 yr
    Release Date June, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 300 n/a
    Sensors - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 35 W n/a
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 90 Lite the clear winner in this comparison.

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