Honor 500 vs Honor 90 5G

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Honor
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; May 2023, 3 years ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33); —
AnTuTu: 2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices; 701.227 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1264 x 2736 px QHD; 1200 x 2664 px QHD
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 460 ppi Very high density; 436 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1600 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4; Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen1
CPU: 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720; 1x2.4GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.36GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 4.32 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Adreno 825; Adreno 644
RAM: 12 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 200 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; 0.56 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; 1/1.4"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 480 fps; Yes, 960 fps
Features: Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Front Flash, Night Mode

Dimensions: 74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model; 74.1 mm 161.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 183 g
Materials: Aluminium alloy; Polycarbonate , Glass
Colors: Black White Blue Pink; Black White Green
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69; —
Usable surface: 91 %; 90 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; —
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; Yes
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones; Noise cancellation microphone