Huawei Nova 16 Ultra vs Honor Robot Phone
76
out of 100
VS
93
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.84-inch Huawei Nova 16 Ultra (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010S) that was released on June 1, 2026, against the Honor Robot Phone, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 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 Huawei Nova 16 Ultra
- Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Robot Phone
- 3.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 1229K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- 2.7x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3549 and 1310 points
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
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 | 6.84 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1320 x 2856 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 6800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass | Giant Rhinoceros Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Nova 16 Ultra
6.84″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.8 in2
Robot Phone
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 151.4 mm (5.96 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 248 g (8.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2604 | 26894 |
| Single-core score | 1310 | 3549 |
| Multi-core score | 3598 | 10703 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 541180 | 1213845 |
| GPU | 141576 | 1468351 |
| Memory | 268691 | 570553 |
| UX | 277782 | 913590 |
| Total score | 1229229 | 4166339 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#20th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6.1 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 7060 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12288 x 16384 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 2.7x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 88 mm | 62 mm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 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 | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | June 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $1480 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 120 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 Robot Phone is definitely a better buy.
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