Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Honor 90
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • 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 Mate 20 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 90
vs
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1124933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32782383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU203788192149
GPU168049158975
Memory184761112523
UX151895126437
NanoReview Score708493590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing score1197910968
Web score104926821
Video editing73735781
Data manipulation98077579
NanoReview Score119778592

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 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 23 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing08:26 h07:46 h
Video Playback11:56 h11:44 h
Games04:40 h04:55 h
Standby Mode84 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.41/1.73
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom86n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Honor 90
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
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 SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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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