Home Phone comparison Motorola Moto G85 5G and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Motorola Moto G85 5G vs Honor 90

64 out 100
Motorola Moto G85 5G
VS
66 out 100
Honor 90
Motorola Moto G85 5G
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Moto G85 5G Manufactured in June, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, 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 Motorola Moto G85 5G
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 183g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Moto G85 5G 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Moto G85 5G
vs
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Moto G85 5G
1184 nits
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)288 Hz728 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Moto G85 5G], [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.91 mm (6.37 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.06 mm (2.88 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Moto G85 5G
90.8 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Moto G85 5G and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.3 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 460.8 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Moto G85 5G
938
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Moto G85 5G
2013
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9381124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20133278
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1616n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Moto G85 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Moto G85 5G
468323
Honor 90
708493
CPU152862203788
GPU88349168049
Memory99635184761
UX127477151895
NanoReview Score468323708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Moto G85 5G
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Moto G85 5G
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 36 GB 23 GB
UI Skin Hello UI MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Moto G85 5G
25:05
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsing10:12 h08:26 h
Video Playback14:13 h11:56 h
Games05:32 h04:40 h
Standby Mode126 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
SensorSony IMX882Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.951/1.4
Pixel size0.7 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Moto G85 5G
n/a
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Motorola Moto G85 5G
n/a
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Motorola Moto G85 5G
n/a
Honor 90
122
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8160x6112 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.1 5.2
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 No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid Slotn/aNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42)n/a
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Moto G85 5G
80.2 dB
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 499
MSRP ($) 299 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 30 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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