Huawei Mate S vs. Honor 90 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Honor 90 Lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate S vs. Honor 90 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 162.9 mm Honor 90 Lite has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 74.5 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than Honor 90 Lite.
Depth 7.2 mm 7.48 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 179 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Cyan lake | Midnight black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 90 Lite is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body), 0.85 W/kg (head), 2.96 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.7" Honor 90 Lite has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Honor 90 Lite has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19.9:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology Eye comfort mode
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Night Display, Dark mode, True Colour, One-handed Mode, multi-window, dynamic dimming, JNCD < 1, Edgeless display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 MediaTek Dimensity 6020
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Mali-G57 MC2
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
RAM 3 GB 8 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension Honor 90 Lite has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Honor 90 Lite has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 100 Megapixel Honor 90 Lite has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Honor 90 Lite has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Capture smiles, Aperture mode, Super Macro, wide-angle mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, instant movie
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 11584 x 8688
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 90 Lite has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.45 Huawei Mate S has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode, Capture smiles, Mirror reflection, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 90 Lite has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4500 mAh Honor 90 Lite has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 90 Lite has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 90 Lite has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Gesture Controls, Virtual Proximity Sensing, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Huawei Mate S Honor 90 Lite
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied)
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