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Honor 90 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

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Honor 90 Pro
VS
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Apple iPhone 13
Honor 90 Pro
Apple iPhone 13

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Pro Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 13, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 90 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 192g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 Pro and Apple iPhone 13
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 90 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 13

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.89:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
sRGB gamutn/a129 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a609 Hz
Response timen/a7.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90 Pro
90.8 %
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 640
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90 Pro
1705
Apple iPhone 13
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90 Pro
4464
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17052182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44645142
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 90 Pro], [Apple iPhone 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90 Pro
1307216
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
CPU358602305402
GPU494153438906
Memory221955218819
UX232506301561
NanoReview Score13072161264688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a78 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8702
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3227 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 15 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Web Browsingn/a09:29 h
Video Playbackn/a13:58 h
Gamesn/a05:12 h
Standby Moden/a114 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.41/1.9
Pixel size0.56 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX372
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
133
Video quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
144
Overall camera score
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
125
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a65
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
128
Video quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 490 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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