Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Honor 70 Lite - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Honor 70 Lite

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
46 out 100
Honor 70 Lite
Honor 90
Honor 70 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Honor 70 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus. 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 194g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 70 Lite

    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    		 4/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Honor 90 and Honor 70 Lite
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Honor 90
    vs
    Honor 70 Lite

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED TFT LCD
    Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
    Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 720x1600 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.98:9 20:9
    Pixel density 435 ppi 270 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1000 nits 450 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
    Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 83 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Honor 90
    1166 nits
    Honor 70 Lite
    n/a
    sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
    PWM (Flicker)728 Hzn/a
    Response time1 msn/a
    Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 163.66 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 75.13 mm (2.96 in)
    Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.68 mm (0.34 in)
    Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor 90
    90.4 %
    Honor 70 Lite
    83 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor 90 and Honor 70 Lite In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
    Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
    - 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)    		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 2/2.2 (Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76))
    Process Samsung Samsung
    Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
    Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 619
    GPU Cores 768 256
    GPU Frequency 443 MHz 950 MHz
    FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 486.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor 90
    1124
    Honor 70 Lite
    757
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor 90
    3278
    Honor 70 Lite
    1896
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1124757
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32781896
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 70 Lite]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor 90
    708493
    Honor 70 Lite
    394850
    CPU203788135356
    GPU16804969876
    Memory18476196988
    UX15189592630
    NanoReview Score708493394850
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Honor 90
    3166
    Honor 70 Lite
    n/a
    Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Honor 90
    11977
    Honor 70 Lite
    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 2133 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
    OS Size 23 GB n/a
    UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 Magic UI 6.1

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 66 W 225 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging Yes No
    Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:37 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Honor 90
    19:10
    Honor 70 Lite
    n/a
    Web Browsing08:26 hn/a
    Video Playback11:56 hn/a
    Games04:40 hn/a
    Standby Mode84 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash Dual LED LED
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix200 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
    Sensor size1/1.4n/a
    Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    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
    Honor 70 Lite
    54
    Video quality
    Honor 90
    126
    Honor 70 Lite
    79
    Overall camera score
    Honor 90
    122
    Honor 70 Lite
    58
    Bokeh6050
    Preview6449
    Zoom8625
    Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90], [Honor 70 Lite]

    Front camera

    Matrix 50 MP 8 MP
    Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
    Aperture n/a f/2.0
    Sensor n/a CMOS
    Autofocus n/a No
    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
    - Wi-Fi Display
    Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
    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
    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 *YesNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    LTE category1818
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Mono Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos No No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Honor 90
    91.1 dB
    Honor 70 Lite
    n/a

    Other

    Class Mid-range Budget
    Announced May, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
    Release Date June, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 499 150
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 22 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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