Huawei Nova Y91 vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova Y91 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.95 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova Y91
  • Larger display: 6.95in
  • Lighter design: 214g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4700mAh
Reasons to choose Vivo X90 Pro Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova Y91 and Vivo X90 Pro Plus
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.95 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2376 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.89:9 20:9
Pixel density 376 ppi 517 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 270 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4 % 89.7 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1117 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a222 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 171.6 mm (6.76 in) 164.4 mm (6.47 in)
Width 79.9 mm (3.15 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova Y91
85.4 %
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova Y91 and Vivo X90 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova Y91
537
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova Y91
1583
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
5153
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5371773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15835153
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova Y91
333924
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1602804
CPU108429385400
GPU48773600606
Memory112870329145
UX63852287653
NanoReview Score3339241602804
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
13231
Max Surface Temp.n/a35 °C
Stabilityn/a83 %
Graphics Testn/a79 fps
Graphics Scoren/a13231
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
12539
Writing scoren/a18885
Web scoren/a8920
Video editingn/a5984
Data manipulationn/a9430
NanoReview Scoren/a12539

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 OriginOS

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 0:34 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 503 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX989
Sensor sizen/a1/1.0
Pixel sizen/a1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX598
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
142
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
129
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a150

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
121
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
131

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM Bands B2/B3/B5/B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA Bands B1/B2/B4/B5/B8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B13/B20/B26/B28/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr November, 2022 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 280 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X90 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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