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Honor 90 vs Honor 200

60 out of 100
Honor 90
VS
67 out of 100
Honor 200
Honor 90
Honor 200

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor 90 (with Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition) that was released on May 29, 2023, against the Honor 200, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
  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 200
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1002K versus 873K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor 90 and Honor 200 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
19.5
(Bad)
Value Index
68.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor 90
vs
Honor 200

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2664 pixels 1200 x 2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.98:9
PPI 435 ppi 436 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 4000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 728 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor 90
1186 nits
Honor 200
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) 161.5 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green White, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90
90.4%
Honor 200
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 90 and Honor 200
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2500 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
L3 cache - 3 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 443 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~680.4 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 90 and Honor 200
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90
1110
Honor 200 +3%
1147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90
2968
Honor 200 +8%
3214
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor 90
2963
Honor 200 +21%
3581
Compute Score (GPU) 2963 3581
Single-core score 1110 1147
Multi-core score 2968 3214
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor 90
873573
Honor 200 +15%
1002480
CPU 324311 364727
GPU 119050 228932
Memory 174797 164585
UX 255415 244236
Total score 873573 1002480
Samples [8 tests] [36 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor 90
276
Honor 200 +90%
525
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 276 525
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 857 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Honor 90
11977
Honor 200
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)AnTuTu920942
📘 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk)AnTuTu886048
📘 2026-05-10 (Damon)AnTuTu805921
📘 2026-04-01 (MrVolt)AnTuTu836065
📘 2026-02-19 (Zhiger)AnTuTu876570
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Honor 200
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-02 (Ryno)AnTuTu997900
📘 2026-06-30 (Empire)AnTuTu1094330
📘 2026-04-26 (Seitekx)AnTuTu987155
📘 2026-04-20 (Pro100Goose)AnTuTu1019297
📘 2026-04-04 -> AlexxAnTuTu1005948
Add View all (38)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 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 16)
ROM MagicOS 8.0 MagicOS 10
OS size 23 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 35 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:12 hr 0:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:26 hr -
Watching video 11:56 hr -
Gaming 04:40 hr -
Standby 84 hr -
General battery life
Honor 90
19:10 hr
Honor 200
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16256 x 12192 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 112° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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
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 Digital Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Sony IMX856
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Stabilization - 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

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Honor 90
128
Honor 200 +4%
133
Video quality
Honor 90 +4%
126
Honor 200
121
Generic main camera score
Honor 90
122
Honor 200 +7%
130
Bokeh 60 65
Preview 64 61
Zoom 86 124
Samples Photo samples of Honor 90 from DxOMark Photo samples of Honor 200 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6112 8192 x 6144
Aperture - f/2.1
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus - Phase autofocus
Stabilization - Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
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
91.1 dB
Honor 200
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2023 May 2024
Release date June 2023 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $499
Successor - Honor 500 Pro - Honor 500
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 100 W
*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 Honor 200 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
42 (17.5%)
198 (82.5%)
Total votes: 240

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