Realme 11 Pro Plus vs Honor 90
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Realme 11 Pro Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 7050) that was released on May 10, 2023, against the Honor 90, which is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition and came out 1 month 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 Realme 11 Pro Plus
- Shows 22% longer battery life (23:18 vs 19:10 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- Stereo speakers
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 90
- Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1186 against 798 nits)
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (873K versus 769K)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 10% higher pixel density (435 vs 394 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
- Reverse charging feature
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1110 and 803 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 435 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 950 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 439 Hz | 728 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Green | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2428 | 2963 |
| Single-core score | 803 | 1110 |
| Multi-core score | 2156 | 2968 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 294226 | 324311 |
| GPU | 80377 | 119050 |
| Memory | 151294 | 174797 |
| UX | 243918 | 255415 |
| Total score | 769815 | 873573 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 222 | 276 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 857 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10156 | 10439 |
| Video editing | 5831 | 7300 |
| Photo editing | 26004 | 27068 |
| Data manipulation | 9228 | 9185 |
| Writing score | 17071 | 11979 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Akarsh) | AnTuTu | 769815 |
Honor 90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP) | AnTuTu | 920942 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk) | AnTuTu | 886048 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Damon) | AnTuTu | 805921 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (MrVolt) | AnTuTu | 836065 |
| 📘 2026-02-19 (Zhiger) | AnTuTu | 876570 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | MagicOS 8.0 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 15 min) | Yes (80% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:12 hr | 08:26 hr |
| Watching video | 13:26 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:47 hr | 04:40 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 16256 x 12192 |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.75 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 60 |
| Preview | - | 64 |
| Zoom | - | 86 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor 90 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 8160 x 6112 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | May 2023 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $400 | $499 |
| Successor | - Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G | - Honor 500 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor 90. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Realme 11 Pro Plus.
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