Honor 90

Released June 2023

High-End ($400-$600)
Honor 90

Summary

Pros

  • Pleasant display, especially in indoor and low-light environments
  • Very balanced display performance in color and readability
  • Good video-watching experience
  • Great for taking photos of family and friends when outdoors
  • Generally good audio recordings
  • Good sonority for selfie camera recordings

Cons

  • Low display brightness in outdoor conditions
  • Some frame drops when playing videos games and watching videos
  • Device does not display UHD 60 fps videos
  • Camera struggles taking images in low-light environments
  • Less performant in audio recording of concerts
  • Playback performance strongly hindered due to being a mono device
  • Poor efficiency with high discharge currents overall and low charge efficiency

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
122
camera
2023
94th

in Global Ranking

8th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Camera Score i
122
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 163
Top score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

Sub-scores

Photo i
128
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 169
Top score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Bokeh i
60
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 85
Top score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Preview i
64
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 93
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Zoom i
86
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Video i
126
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 159
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 154

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 138

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Honor 90 camera
140
display
2023
49th

in Global Ranking

5th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Display Score i
140
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Google Pixel 9 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
142
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Color i
134
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 165
Top score
Google Pixel 8
Video i
138
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 165
Top score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6
Touch i
154
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Tests

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Honor 90 display
106
audio
170th

in Global Ranking

25th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Audio Score i
106
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
98
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
132
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

116
battery
2023
101st

in Global Ranking

22nd

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Battery Score i
116
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 160
Top score
Oppo Find X7 Ultra

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
112
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 195
Top score
Honor X7b
Charging i
130
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Efficiency i
100
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 9h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h35
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
1h12
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
5h29 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Honor 90 battery

Specifications

161.9 x 74.1 x 7.8mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

No water protection
No IP rating

Protection

Wired only

Charging

256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Depth

Main camera
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