Mid-range · 2024

Honor 90 Smart

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5330mAh)

Extras Curved display

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.8″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

6020 4 / 128 GB

5330 mAh 35W charging

108 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2412 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

850 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6020 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6020 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

394,400

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 + 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, Magic OS 7.2 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, Magic OS 7.2

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung HM6, 1/1.67", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5330 mAh · 35 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5330 mAh

Wired charging

35 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 4/256GB · 6/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

199 g · 8.2 mm

Height

166.7 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

199 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

50% larger battery capacity

35 W vs 25 W charging · 5,330 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

394k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

33% larger battery capacity

35 W vs 25 W charging · 5,330 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

394k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

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Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

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