Honor 90 Pro vs 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
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
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1705 | 1967 |
| Multi-core score | 4464 | 5069 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Stability | 75% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 846 | 1091 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5282 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2835 | 3634 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 |
| 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