Vivo X90 Pro Plus vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X90 Pro Plus Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X90 Pro Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo X90 Pro Plus and Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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 AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.84 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1320x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 517 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1117 nits
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)222 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.4 mm (6.47 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 9.7 mm (0.38 in) 6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Red
- White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
89.7 %
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X90 Pro Plus and Huawei Nova 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max Frequency 3200 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)
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 740 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1773
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
5153
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
3885
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17731501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51533885
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1602804
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1443077
CPU385400507103
GPU600606586911
Memory329145214190
UX287653134873
NanoReview Score16028041443077
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
13231
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.35 °Cn/a
Stability83 %n/a
Graphics Test79 fpsn/a
Graphics Score13231n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
12539
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Writing score18885n/a
Web score8920n/a
Video editing5984n/a
Data manipulation9430n/a
NanoReview Score12539n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 37 GB n/a
UI Skin OriginOS n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 12 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:34 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 503 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 960 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix503 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989n/a
Sensor size1/1.0n/a
Pixel size1.6 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length90 mm69 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX598n/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
142
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
129
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
140
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview71n/a
Zoom150n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 52 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
121
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
131
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
90.4 dB
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2022 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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