Home Phone comparison Honor 90 Smart and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Honor 90 Smart vs Honor 90

52 out 100
Honor 90 Smart
VS
66 out 100
Honor 90
Honor 90 Smart
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Smart Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6020, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. 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 Smart
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5330mAh vs 5000mAh
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 199g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 6/256 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 Smart and Honor 90
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 Smart
vs
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 389 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 850 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6 % 90.4 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90 Smart
n/a
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a728 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 166.7 mm (6.56 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.24 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90 Smart
87.6 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 Smart and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6020 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 128 768
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90 Smart
735
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90 Smart
1910
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7351124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19103278
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1266n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 90 Smart]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90 Smart
420322
Honor 90
708493
CPU133982203788
GPU70915168049
Memory110349184761
UX105076151895
NanoReview Score420322708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90 Smart
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90 Smart
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 23 GB
UI Skin Magic OS 7.2 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 5330 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 2:30 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90 Smart
n/a
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsingn/a08:26 h
Video Playbackn/a11:56 h
Gamesn/a04:40 h
Standby Moden/a84 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
SensorSamsung HM6Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.671/1.4
Pixel size0.64 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Smart
86
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Honor 90 Smart
85
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Honor 90 Smart
79
Honor 90
122
Bokeh4560
Preview5564
Zoom3686
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90 Smart], [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8160x6112 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90 Smart
n/a
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 249 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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