Honor 90 vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • 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
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 93.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
957 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %94.7 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz119 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
93.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3000 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
3918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32783918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1012201
CPU203788259919
GPU168049367772
Memory184761179429
UX151895205090
NanoReview Score7084931012201
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
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
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12
OS Size 23 GB 21 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 Magic UI 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (100 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 0:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
17:09
Web Browsing08:26 h07:18 h
Video Playback11:56 h12:02 h
Games04:40 h05:16 h
Standby Mode84 h68 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
132
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
117
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
126
Bokeh6060
Preview6462
Zoom86111

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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