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Honor 90 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
79 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Honor 90
Apple iPhone 13 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 13 Pro Max, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4352mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 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		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 13 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 13 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1049 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz238 Hz
Response time1 ms8.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3230 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)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 644 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 768 640
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
2266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
5459
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11242266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32785459
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1326730
CPU203788327704
GPU168049434683
Memory184761248498
UX151895315845
NanoReview Score7084931326730
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
9444
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.8 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9444
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Apple iPhone 13 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		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 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 23 GB 13 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4352 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 23 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 (42% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
28:08
Web Browsing08:26 h11:16 h
Video Playback11:56 h17:03 h
Games04:40 h06:41 h
Standby Mode84 h136 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.41/1.66
Pixel size0.56 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
140
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
146
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
141
Bokeh6075
Preview6481
Zoom86119
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max]

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 Sony IMX514
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
128
Video quality
Honor 90
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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		 - 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 *YesYes
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 category1818
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
91.1 dB
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
80.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1100
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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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