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Honor 90 review: A 200 MP mid-ranger with an eye-friendly high-PWM display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2023·$449
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#10 of 148
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A mid-ranger that sells on its camera and eye comfort.

The Honor 90 stands out for high-PWM dimming and a 200 MP camera at $449. The mid-tier chip, mono speaker and lack of an IP rating are the compromises.

01Display

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, 3840 Hz PWM dimming
Size6.7 inches (curved)
Resolution2,664 × 1,200 px (435 ppi)
Peak brightness1,600 nits
ProtectionAGC glass

02Camera

79/100

At 79/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Main200 MP, f/1.9, Samsung HP3
Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.2, macro
Selfie50 MP, f/2.4
Video4K @ 30 fps

03Performance

73/100

73/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated (4 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 644
RAM8 GB / 12 GB
Storage256 GB / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired66 W SuperCharge
WirelessNo

05Build

83/100

At 83/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

06Value

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • High-frequency PWM dimming is easier on the eyes.
  • 200 MP main camera at $449.
  • 66 W charging.
  • Slim, light curved-screen design.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is mid-tier.
  • Mono speaker; no IP rating.
  • No telephoto camera.
  • Wi-Fi 5 only.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 8a
$499 · score 83/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 148-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .