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

Honor 90 vs Honor 90 Lite

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
48 out 100
Honor 90 Lite
Honor 90
Honor 90 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Honor 90 Lite, Manufactured in June, 2023with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6020. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 90 Lite
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 183g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port

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		 - 4/256 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Honor 90 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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Tests & specs

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 89.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Honor 90 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) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.48 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Honor 90 Lite
89.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Honor 90 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition MediaTek Dimensity 6020
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)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 768 128
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Honor 90 Lite
730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Honor 90 Lite
1927
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1124730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32781927
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 90 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Honor 90 Lite
402846
CPU203788135029
GPU16804962888
Memory184761103707
UX151895101222
NanoReview Score708493402846
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Honor 90 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		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13
OS Size 23 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 MagicOS 7.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 35 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 (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Honor 90 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 100 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 11584x8688 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix200 MP100 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Honor 90 Lite
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom86n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.5
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 5.3
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 Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr June, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 300
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 35 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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