Honor 90 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 228g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1000 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2800 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)
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 644 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32783809
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
CPU203788315483
GPU168049346984
Memory184761183253
UX151895233537
NanoReview Score7084931079257
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.7 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Writing score1197915799
Web score1049211474
Video editing73737200
Data manipulation980711082
NanoReview Score1197713071

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23 GB 26.8 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Web Browsing08:26 h09:06 h
Video Playback11:56 h13:47 h
Games04:40 h05:57 h
Standby Mode84 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 10x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.41/1.33
Pixel size0.56 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/4.9
Focal lengthn/a230 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX574
Sensor sizen/a1/3.52
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Bokeh6070
Preview6473
Zoom86141

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.82
Pixel size n/a 0.7 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
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
Honor 90
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

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
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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