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Honor 90 vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

66 out 100
Honor 90
VS
56 out 100
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Honor 90
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition, vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 pixel density: 435ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 183g
  • 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 Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
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
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 20:9
Pixel density 435 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90
1166 nits
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)728 Hz373 Hz
Response time1 ms3.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90], [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4 %
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 768 512
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1124
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
3278
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11241022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32782969
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90
708493
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
CPU203788202078
GPU168049137716
Memory184761106890
UX151895137837
NanoReview Score708493584521
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 90
3166
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2473
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90], [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Writing score1197911945
Web score104927477
Video editing73735930
Data manipulation98078591
NanoReview Score119779976

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 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23 GB 14.8 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4250 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:04 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90
19:10
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Web Browsing08:26 h07:37 h
Video Playback11:56 h13:17 h
Games04:40 h04:48 h
Standby Mode84 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED 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 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Samsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.41/1.97
Pixel size0.56 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 90
122
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom86n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
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 *YesNo
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/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90
91.1 dB
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 320
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 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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