Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 50 - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei Honor 50

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
Honor 90
Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. 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 battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 183g

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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 50
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
Huawei Honor 50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor 50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 768 512
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32782998
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU203788207315
GPU168049149618
Memory18476199167
UX151895143903
NanoReview Score708493600003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor 50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei Honor 50
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		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 23 GB 21 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 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 (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsing08:26 h09:06 h
Video Playback11:56 h12:48 h
Games04:40 h05:24 h
Standby Mode84 h118 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.41/1.52
Pixel size0.56 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom86n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung JD1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
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
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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