Honor 90 Pro vs 100 Pro

66 out of 100
Honor 90 Pro
VS
68 out of 100
Honor 100 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor 90 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on May 29, 2023, against the Honor 100 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor 90 Pro
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
Reasons to consider the Honor 100 Pro
  • Handles wireless charging up to 66W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1769K versus 1463K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1967 and 1705 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Honor 90 Pro and 100 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
79
81
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
71*
65*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
63
70
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
42
50
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
59*
61*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
73
78
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
66*
68*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
526.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
86.6
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels 1224 x 2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.89:9 19.85:9
PPI 437 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) 163.7 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof No -
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal -
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green Black, Silver, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.8%
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 90 Pro and Honor 100 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 900 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 90 Pro and Honor 100 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1705
100 Pro +15%
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4464
100 Pro +14%
5069
Single-core score 1705 1967
Multi-core score 4464 5069
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1463370
100 Pro +21%
1769874
CPU 448220 584129
GPU 415642 539574
Memory 226296 283577
UX 373212 362594
Total score 1463370 1769874
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
846
100 Pro +29%
1091
Stability 75% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 846 1091
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
5282
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 23 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5282
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2835
100 Pro +28%
3634
Graphics test 16 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 2835 3634
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13
ROM MagicOS 8.0 MagicOS 7.2

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (66 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (56% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:37 hr 0:37 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16256 x 12192 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) -
Angle of widest lens 112° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6112 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX816
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes Yes

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 MiMO
- 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 5.3
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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2023 November 2023
Release date June 2023 November 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $490 $500
Successor - Honor 100 Pro -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Honor 100 Pro. But if the camera and software are more of a priority – go for the Honor 90 Pro.

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Total votes: 90

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