Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei Honor 9X

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Honor 90
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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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 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X

    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
    - 6/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 9X
    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 9X

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.7 in 6.59 in
    Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 435 ppi 391 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1000 nits 460 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
    Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 84.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Honor 90
    1166 nits
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    sRGB gamut99.7 %99 %
    PWM (Flicker)728 Hzn/a
    Response time1 ms29 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor 9X]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
    Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor 90
    90.4 %
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor 90 and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition HiSilicon Kirin 710F
    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 650 MHz
    FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor 90
    1124
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor 90
    3278
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1124512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32781555
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor 90
    708493
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    CPU20378889924
    GPU16804934025
    Memory18476159171
    UX15189565482
    NanoReview Score708493248602
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Honor 90
    3166
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Max Surface Temp.n/a43.9 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a3 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a559
    Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor 9X]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Honor 90
    11977
    Huawei Honor 9X
    6430
    Writing score119796877
    Web score104925821
    Video editing73734885
    Data manipulation98075361
    NanoReview Score119776430

    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    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size 23 GB 15.4 GB
    UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 EMUI 12

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 4000 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 9X
    19:04
    Web Browsing08:26 h07:29 h
    Video Playback11:56 h10:29 h
    Games04:40 h04:36 h
    Standby Mode84 h98 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 8000x6000 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) 120 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix200 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    Focal lengthn/a27 mm
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX582
    Sensor size1/1.41/2
    Pixel size0.56 μm0.8 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 9X
    n/a
    Video quality
    Honor 90
    126
    Huawei Honor 9X
    n/a
    Overall camera score
    Honor 90
    122
    Huawei Honor 9X
    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/2.2
    Focal length n/a 26 mm
    Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
    Sensor size n/a 1/3
    Pixel size n/a 1 μm
    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
    Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
    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
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *YesNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
    3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
    LTE category184
    5G SupportYesn/a

    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 9X
    78 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced May, 2023 yr July, 2019 yr
    Release Date June, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
    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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