Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei Honor X9a - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei Honor X9a

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
52 out 100
Huawei Honor X9a
Honor 90
Huawei Honor X9a

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei Honor X9a, Manufactured in January, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695. 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor X9a
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 183g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • 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		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei Honor X9a
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 X9a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 20:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 89.9 %
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 X9a
859 nits
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) 161.6 mm (6.36 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei Honor X9a
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei Honor X9a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 619
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei Honor X9a
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei Honor X9a
2097
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1124912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32782097
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor X9a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei Honor X9a
412091
CPU203788124245
GPU16804982760
Memory18476192221
UX151895112865
NanoReview Score708493412091
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Huawei Honor X9a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei Honor X9a
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		 - 6 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 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 23 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 Magic UI 7.2

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 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 (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:13 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei Honor X9a
25:08
Web Browsing08:26 h08:51 h
Video Playback11:56 h13:56 h
Games04:40 h05:42 h
Standby Mode84 h139 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 9216x6912 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 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: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μm0.8 μm
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
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei Honor X9a
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 5.1
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 Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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 X9a
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr January, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr January, 2023 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 40 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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