Xiaomi Poco C50 vs Honor 70 Lite
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.52-inch Xiaomi Poco C50 (with Mediatek Helio A22) that was released on January 3, 2023, against the Honor 70 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus and came out 3 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 70 Lite
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Supports 22.5W fast charging
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 480 Plus
- Supports higher wattage charging (22.5W versus 10W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
- 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 663 and 475 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 | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.52 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 269 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81% | 83% |
Design and build
| Height | 164.9 mm (6.49 inches) | 163.66 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.75 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.13 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.09 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.68 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Green | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio A22 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 4 (4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | PowerVR GE8300 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 16 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 660 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~20.8 GFLOPS | ~486.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Memory
| RAM size | 2, 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | - |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 12 |
| ROM | Go Edition | Magic UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 22.5 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes |
Camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 2 (8 MP + 0.1 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens |
- 0.1 MP
|
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor 70 Lite from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 1944 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| 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 4 (802.11 b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | No | 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 * | 7 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2023 | March 2023 |
| Release date | January 2023 | March 2023 |
| Sensors |
- Accelerometer
- Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 10 W | Yes, 22 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 70 Lite is definitely a better buy.