Honor 90 vs Huawei Nova 12

Comparing the Honor 90 vs Huawei Nova 12 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 90 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Huawei Nova 12 runs at 2.4 GHz, making Honor 90 the better performer.

Display: Both Honor 90 and Huawei Nova 12 offer the same screen size of 6.7 inches, but Honor 90 features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 12's OLED, making Honor 90 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor 90 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Huawei Nova 12 offers 50 MP, making Honor 90 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Huawei Nova 12 offers a higher front camera resolution with 60 MP, while Honor 90 offers 50 MP, making Huawei Nova 12 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Huawei Nova 12 delivers longer battery life with None, while Honor 90 delivers 10h 52m, making Huawei Nova 12 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Honor 90 and Huawei Nova 12 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Honor 90

₹24,999

(Out of Stock)

Huawei Nova 12

₹34,990

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

18 Sep, 2023

31 Jul, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition	Snapdragon 778G	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	N/A	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	OLED	AMOLED
1200x2664 px (FHD+)	1084x2412 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	60 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
5000 mAh	4600 mAh	6500 mAh
66W Super Charging	100W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Sleek and attractive design
Stunning display
Good battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Cameras have issues
No stereo speakers
Software support could have been better

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4/5

(4,129 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

634,799 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
10h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 18, 2023

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

HarmonyOS

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Magic UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A710 2.36 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 644

Adreno 642L

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

634,799

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

46.2 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1200x2664 px (FHD+)

1084x2412 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

436 ppi

395 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.34 %

89.03 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.3 %

N/A

94.38 %

Display Colour

N/A

Design

Height

161.9 mm

161.54 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.1 mm

75.36 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

6.98 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

183 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 ISO-CELL 0.56µm pixel size

50 MP
+ 8 MP
Dual Primary Cameras

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

15500 x 13000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Short Video Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera

60 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4600 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 52m

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 41m 49s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: 3GP AAC AMR FLAC MIDI MP3 MP4 OGG WAV

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

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