Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Huawei P50 Pro - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Huawei P50 Pro

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Honor 90
VS
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Huawei P50 Pro
Honor 90
Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. 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
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 195g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • 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
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Huawei P50 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 P50 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 20:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 91 %
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 P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2840 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 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32783644
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU203788200677
GPU168049236558
Memory184761148683
UX151895155415
NanoReview Score708493741333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Huawei P50 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 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11
OS Size 23 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsing08:26 h05:47 h
Video Playback11:56 h09:15 h
Games04:40 h04:08 h
Standby Mode84 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.41/1.5
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokeh6080
Preview6453
Zoom86149
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.4
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a No
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 P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Honor 90
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
146

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, 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
- USB-Host 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
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 P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- 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.

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