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Honor 90 vs Google Pixel 8

60 out of 100
Honor 90
VS
70 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Honor 90
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor 90 (with Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition) that was released on May 29, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor 90
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 27W)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 65% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 873K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 18W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1432 against 1170 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Honor 90 and Google Pixel 8 crucial features
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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
19.5
(Bad)
Value Index
43.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor 90
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2664 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 20:9
PPI 435 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.2%
PWM 728 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Honor 90
6.7″ (19.98:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor 90
1170 nits
Pixel 8 +22%
1432 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90 +4%
90.4%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 90 and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710		 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 644 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 768 896
GPU clock 443 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~680.4 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 90 and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1110
Pixel 8 +55%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
2968
Pixel 8 +50%
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor 90
2963
Pixel 8
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 2963 -
Single-core score 1110 1722
Multi-core score 2968 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor 90
873573
Pixel 8 +65%
1443431
CPU 324311 535125
GPU 119050 387735
Memory 174797 186665
UX 255415 333906
Total score 873573 1443431
Samples [8 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor 90
276
Pixel 8 +252%
971
Stability 98% 73%
Graphics test 2 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 276 971
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Honor 90
857
Pixel 8
n/a
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 857 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Pixel 8
n/a
Web score 10439 -
Video editing 7300 -
Photo editing 27068 -
Data manipulation 9185 -
Writing score 11979 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 90
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP)AnTuTu 11920942
📘 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk)AnTuTu 11886048
📘 2026-05-10 (Damon)AnTuTu 11805921
📘 2026-04-01 (MrVolt)AnTuTu 11836065
📘 2026-02-19 (Zhiger)AnTuTu 11876570
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu 111356451
📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu 111446448
📘 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu 111479583
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM MagicOS 8.0 Stock Android
OS size 23 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:12 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:26 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 11:56 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 04:40 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 84 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Honor 90
19:10 hr
Pixel 8 +3%
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16256 x 12192 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size - 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Pixel 8 +19%
152
Video quality
Honor 90
126
Pixel 8 +17%
148
Generic main camera score
Honor 90
122
Pixel 8 +21%
148
Bokeh 60 70
Preview 64 64
Zoom 86 129
Samples Photo samples of Honor 90 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6112 3648 x 2736
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus - No
Stabilization - Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor 90 +2%
91.1 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced May 2023 October 2023
Release date June 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $699
Successor - Honor 500 Pro - Google Pixel 10
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 8 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
16 (59.3%)
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Total votes: 27

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