Honor 90 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.92 x 0.31 inches 161.9 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm	6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
	8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 211 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight Black, Emerald Green, Diamond Silver, Peacock Blue	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.37% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2664x1200px, 436 PPI	2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2689 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2.4 (Average)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.3​6 GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 644	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1102	3775
GeekBench 6 Multi
3195	9749
3D Mark High
864	5987
3D Mark Low
860	3841

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
200 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)	48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
50 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n5, n8, n28, n41, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8950A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

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