Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei P40 Pro

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Honor 90
VS
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Huawei P40 Pro
Honor 90
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • 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		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei P40 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 P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 92.5 %
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 P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz365 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2860 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)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 768 576
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32783131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU203788217681
GPU168049212255
Memory184761146459
UX151895141962
NanoReview Score708493718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3286
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Huawei P40 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei P40 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
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size 23 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 EMUI 11

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 (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing08:26 h08:10 h
Video Playback11:56 h13:26 h
Games04:40 h04:54 h
Standby Mode84 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 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 IMX700
Sensor size1/1.41/1.28
Pixel size0.56 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a18 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/1.54
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh6075
Preview6445
Zoom86124
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Honor 90
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 720
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall 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.

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