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Honor 90 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

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Honor 90
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Honor 90
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 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
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3969mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
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
vs
iPhone 11 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
790 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4.9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 644 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
1591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
4159
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32784159
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
961856
CPU203788250964
GPU168049311308
Memory184761132206
UX151895267378
NanoReview Score708493961856
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
7462
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7462
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score11979n/a
Web score10492n/a
Video editing7373n/a
Data manipulation9807n/a
NanoReview Score11977n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 23 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3969 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
23:30
Web Browsing08:26 h08:51 h
Video Playback11:56 h14:18 h
Games04:40 h05:41 h
Standby Mode84 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.41/2.55
Pixel size0.56 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
126
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
Bokeh6065
Preview6476
Zoom8688
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
115
Video quality
Honor 90
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
134

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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
85.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1099
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 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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