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Huawei Nova 16 vs Honor 200

74 out of 100
Huawei Nova 16
VS
67 out of 100
Honor 200
Huawei Nova 16
Honor 200

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.68-inch Huawei Nova 16 (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010S) that was released on June 1, 2026, against the Honor 200, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 2 years and 1 month 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 Huawei Nova 16
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1155K versus 1002K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1320 and 1147 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 200
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Nova 16 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
Nova 16
95*
Honor 200
83*
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
Nova 16
74*
Honor 200
67*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 49% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better battery life.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better battery life matters to you.
Main improvements: battery life, display, and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nova 16
vs
Honor 200

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.68 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels 1200 x 2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.98:9
PPI 461 ppi 436 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Aluminosilicate glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) 161.5 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP65 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Pink White, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nova 16 +1%
90.9%
Honor 200
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Nova 16 and Honor 200
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2400 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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		 - 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 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Yes
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 1024 512
GPU clock 750 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~1536 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Nova 16 and Honor 200
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nova 16 +15%
1320
Honor 200
1147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nova 16 +12%
3588
Honor 200
3214
Compute Score (GPU)
Nova 16
2617
Honor 200 +37%
3581
Compute Score (GPU) 2617 3581
Single-core score 1320 1147
Multi-core score 3588 3214
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nova 16 +15%
1155792
Honor 200
1002480
CPU 497899 364727
GPU 161806 228932
Memory 260948 164585
UX 235139 244236
Total score 1155792 1002480
Samples Less than 3 [36 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nova 16
n/a
Honor 200
525
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 525
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Huawei Nova 16
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Honor 200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 (Ryno)AnTuTu 11997900
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Empire)AnTuTu 111094330
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Seitekx)AnTuTu 11987155
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (Pro100Goose)AnTuTu 111019297
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 -> AlexxAnTuTu 111005948
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type - UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 6.1 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM - MagicOS 10
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:45 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Focal length 88 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX856
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Nova 16
n/a
Honor 200
133
Video quality
Nova 16
n/a
Honor 200
121
Generic main camera score
Nova 16
n/a
Honor 200
130
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 61
Zoom - 124
Samples - Photo samples of Honor 200 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.1
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch) -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
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 Mid-range
Announced June 2026 May 2024
Release date June 2026 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) - $499
Successor - - Honor 500
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 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 Huawei Nova 16 is definitely a better buy.

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