Home Phone comparison Honor 90 and Realme 15 5G - Which is better?

Honor 90 vs Realme 15 5G

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
70 out 100
Realme 15 5G
Honor 90
Realme 15 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Realme 15 5G, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Plus. 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
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 187g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Realme 15 5G
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • 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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Realme 15 5G
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
Realme 15 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 91.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Realme 15 5G
n/a
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) 162.27 mm (6.39 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 76.16 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.66 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Realme 15 5G
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Realme 15 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Plus
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Realme 15 5G
1014
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Realme 15 5G
2916
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241014
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32782916
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2497
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 15 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Realme 15 5G
728221
CPU203788212437
GPU168049149032
Memory184761185085
UX151895181667
NanoReview Score708493728221
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Realme 15 5G
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Realme 15 5G
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		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 23 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:12 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Realme 15 5G
n/a
Web Browsing08:26 hn/a
Video Playback11:56 hn/a
Games04:40 hn/a
Standby Mode84 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX896
Sensor size1/1.41/2
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Realme 15 5G
n/a
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Realme 15 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Realme 15 5G
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom86n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Sensor n/a CMOS
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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 5.4
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
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B40/B41)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Realme 15 5G
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 280
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, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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