Honor 50 vs Honor 90

66 out of 100

77 out of 100

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.57-inch Honor 50 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G) that was released on June 16, 2021, against the Honor 90, which is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition and came out 24 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Honor 90

Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
Delivers 60% higher peak brightness (1206 against 754 nits)
The phone is 2-years newer
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (713K versus 550K)
11% higher pixel density (435 vs 392 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor 50 and Honor 90 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	AMOLED
Size	6.57 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1200 x 2664 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.98:9
PPI	392 ppi	435 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	525 nits	600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	750 nits	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	89.7%	90.8%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	100%	99.7%
PWM	120 Hz	728 Hz
Response time	2.4 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	160 mm (6.3 inches)	161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width	73.8 mm (2.91 inches)	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	White, Black, Green, Red	Black, Silver, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G	Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max clock	2400 MHz	2500 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710
Lithography process	6 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 642	Adreno 644
GPU shading units	768	768
GPU clock	550 MHz	660 MHz
FLOPS	~844 GFLOPS	~1013.8 GFLOPS

CPU	167637	214987
GPU	141419	168077
Memory	108829	178183
UX	132594	146324
Total score	550833	713354

Max surface temperature	38.4 °C	51 °C
Stability	98%	-
Graphics test	14 FPS	-
Graphics score	2487	-

Web score	9805	-
Video editing	7077	-
Photo editing	25105	-
Data manipulation	8753	-
Writing score	14881	-

RAM size	8 GB	8, 12, 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 256 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.2
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 13
ROM	Magic UI 7.1	MagicOS 7.1
OS size	21 GB	23 GB

Capacity	4300 mAh	5000 mAh
Max charge power	66 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	Yes
Fast charging	Yes (61% in 30 min)	Yes (20% in 5 min)
Full charging time	0:54 hr	0:55 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:29 hr	-
Watching video	15:11 hr	-
Gaming	04:55 hr	-
Standby	116 hr	-

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	200 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9024	16256 x 12192
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	112°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)	3 (200 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 200 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.56 micron - Sensor: 1/1.4", Samsung ISOCELL HP3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	8160 x 6112
Aperture	f/2.2	-
Sensor type	ISOCELL CMOS	-
Sensor size	1/3.14"	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	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	5.2	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	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
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	18	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	June 2021	May 2023
Release date	June 2021	June 2023
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Yes, 66 W	Yes, 66 W

Honor 50 vs Honor 90

Honor 50 vs Honor 90

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

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Battery

Camera

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Sound

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