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Honor Win RT 2 vs Google Pixel 11

89 out of 100
Honor Win RT 2
VS
81 out of 100
Google Pixel 11
Honor Win RT 2
Google Pixel 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.89-inch Honor Win RT 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 21, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 2 months before. 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 Win RT 2
  • Comes with 7085 mAh larger battery capacity: 12070 vs 4985 mAh
  • Has a 0.59 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 18% higher pixel density (497 vs 421 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 25W
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 41 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Honor Win RT 2 and Google Pixel 11 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
Win RT 2
100*
Pixel 11
70
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Win RT 2
89*
Pixel 11
81*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
84.6
(Good)
Value Index
42.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Win RT 2
vs
Pixel 11

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.89 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3104 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 497 ppi 421 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 10000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 520 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Win RT 2
6.89″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Pixel 11
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~21% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Win RT 2
n/a
Pixel 11
2152 nits

Design and build

Height 163 mm (6.42 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 238 g (8.4 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red Black, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Win RT 2 +5%
91.6%
Pixel 11
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Win RT 2 and Google Pixel 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G6
Max clock 4610 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Win RT 2 and Google Pixel 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Win RT 2 +43%
3671
Pixel 11
2575
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Win RT 2 +82%
10998
Pixel 11
6027
Compute Score (GPU)
Win RT 2 +349%
27183
Pixel 11
6048
Compute Score (GPU) 27183 6048
Single-core score 3671 2575
Multi-core score 10998 6027
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Win RT 2
4040013
Pixel 11
n/a
CPU 1257386 848037
GPU 1353204 271374
Memory 545517 297105
UX 883906 455981
Total score 4040013 -
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 17
ROM MagicOS 11 Stock Android
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 12070 mAh 4985 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:46 hr
Watching video - 22:05 hr
Gaming - 06:38 hr
Standby - 86 hr
General battery life
Win RT 2
n/a
Pixel 11
25:41 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10.8 MP
Aperture - f/3.1
Focal length - 112 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size - 0.31 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Win RT 2
n/a
Pixel 11
161
Video quality
Win RT 2
n/a
Pixel 11
142
Generic main camera score
Win RT 2
n/a
Pixel 11
154
Bokeh - 160
Zoom - 137
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 6.0 6.0
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 No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2026 August 2026
Release date November 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $630 $899
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 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 Honor Win RT 2 is definitely a better buy.

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