Home Phone comparison Honor Magic V2 and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Honor Magic V2 vs Honor 90

74 out 100
Honor Magic V2
VS
66 out 100
Honor 90
Honor Magic V2
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V2 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. 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 Magic V2
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 237g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V2 and Honor 90
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 Magic V2
vs
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 7.92 in 6.7 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V2
946 nits
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)2272 Hz728 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V2], [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.7 mm (6.17 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 145.4 mm (5.72 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 4.7 mm (0.19 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 237 g (8.36 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V2
88.5 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V2 and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V2
1938
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V2
4708
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19381124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47083278
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V2]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V2
1279858
Honor 90
708493
CPU208354203788
GPU615421168049
Memory231756184761
UX224327151895
NanoReview Score1279858708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 26.2 GB 23 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:56 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsingn/a08:26 h
Video Playbackn/a11:56 h
Gamesn/a04:40 h
Standby Moden/a84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 60 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 20 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
SensorSony IMX866Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.491/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix20 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length62 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Honor 90
122
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 8160x6112 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V2
88.1 dB
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1599 499
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 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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