Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei Honor 8X

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Honor 90
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei Honor 8X, Manufactured in October, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. 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
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • 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		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 8X
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 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms39.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 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 Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 768 64
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1124512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32781554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU20378890845
GPU16804933949
Memory18476156329
UX15189570005
NanoReview Score708493251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a564
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing score119798826
Web score104926453
Video editing73735366
Data manipulation98075510
NanoReview Score119777527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 23 GB 17 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 10 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) No
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing08:26 h07:11 h
Video Playback11:56 h09:57 h
Games04:40 h04:15 h
Standby Mode84 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 5160x3872 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μm2 μm
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
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei Honor 8X
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
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
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 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		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
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 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 300
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 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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