Honor 90 vs Huawei Nova 12i

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Comparing the Honor 90 vs Huawei Nova 12i 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 12i runs at 2.4 GHz, making Honor 90 the better performer.


Display: Both Honor 90 and Huawei Nova 12i offer the same screen size of 6.7 inches, but Honor 90 features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 12i's IPS LCD, 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 12i offers 108 MP, making Honor 90 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 90 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Huawei Nova 12i offers 8 MP, making Honor 90 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Honor 90 and Huawei Nova 12i offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Honor 90 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Huawei Nova 12i offers 128 GB, making Honor 90 the better option for storage.

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Honor 90
₹24,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 12i
₹24,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
N/A

Release Date

18 Sep, 2023
03 Apr, 2024

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Snapdragon 680
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1200x2664 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

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

Battery

N/A
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
66W Super Charging
40W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Sleek and attractive design
  • Stunning display
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras have issues
  • No stereo speakers
  • Software support could have been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(4,129 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

634,799
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 52m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 18, 2023
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v13
EMUI

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A

Security Updates

3 Years
N/A

Custom UI

Magic UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 644
Adreno 610

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
N/A

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

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

46.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1200x2664 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1600 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9
N/A

Pixel Density

436 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.34 %
88.85 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.3 %
N/A

Display Colour

N/A
16M

Design

Height

161.9 mm
163.3 mm

Width

74.1 mm
74.7 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

183 grams
199 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 ISO-CELL 0.56µm pixel size
108 MP
+ 2 MP
Dual Primary Cameras
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

15500 x 13000 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
N/A

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Front Camera

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging
Yes 40W Super Charging 62% in 30 minutes

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

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

0h 41m 49s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: 3GP MKV MP4 WebM

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Vibration

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: 3GP AAC AMR FLAC M4A (Apple lossless) MID MP3 MP4 OGG WAV

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

N/A
Yes

Browser

N/A
Yes HTML

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically Unlimited

Email

N/A
Yes

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer