Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Honor 90
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 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
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • 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		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 16:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 67.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms32 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1471:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2390 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)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 644 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 768 192
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32782921
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
CPU20378894584
GPU168049151697
Memory18476187118
UX151895116221
NanoReview Score708493459620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.6 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a20 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3432
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 23 GB 6 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2691 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Web Browsing08:26 h06:52 h
Video Playback11:56 h10:47 h
Games04:40 h04:11 h
Standby Mode84 h99 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 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/a28 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.41/3
Pixel size0.56 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a57 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom86n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- 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
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1816
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 8 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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 Honor 90 the clear winner in this comparison.

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