Honor 70 vs 90 Pro
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Honor 70 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus) that was released on May 30, 2022, against the Honor 90 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 12 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor 90 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 66W)
- The phone is 1-year newer
- Stereo speakers
- 11% higher pixel density (437 vs 395 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
- 51% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1748 and 1161 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.89:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 437 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 90.9% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 61 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) | 74.9 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~844.8 GFLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 205259 | - |
| GPU | 149341 | - |
| Memory | 125789 | - |
| UX | 130845 | - |
| Total score | 616678 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 46.1 °C | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2635 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10381 | - |
| Video editing | 7005 | - |
| Photo editing | 23875 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9312 | - |
| Writing score | 13809 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | - | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | Magic UI 7.1 | MagicOS 7.1 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4800 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (71% in 30 min) | Yes (56% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:02 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:45 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:54 hr | - |
| Standby | 100 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 54 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8768 x 6144 | 16256 x 12192 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 112° |
| Lenses | 3 (54 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (200 MP + 32 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 54 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS 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 - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 32 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor 70 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8160 x 6112 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| 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 | 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2022 | May 2023 |
| Release date | June 2022 | 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, 90 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 90 Pro is definitely a better buy.