Honor 90 and 90 Pro unveiled – affordable sub-flagships with 200MP camera

Honor announced a couple of new smartphones from the category of sub-flagships (or mid-range flagships): by most characteristics, they correspond to top-end devices, but compromises in simpler chips and other aspects made it possible to keep the price tag more democratic.

Between themselves, Honor 90 and 90 Pro differ in processors, cameras and charging. The displays are identical: it's a 6.7-inch curved OLED with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Smartphones stand out with support for PWM dimming up to 3840 Hz - this is a record value. To reduce eye strain, Dynamic Dimming is used to simulate natural light, and there is also a night mode that reduces blue light.

Honor 90 gets Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, upgrade from Snapdragon 782G in Honor 80. But the Honor 90 Pro retained the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset that was used in the Honor 80 Pro.

Both new items received a 200 MP main camera with a 1 / 1.4-inch sensor that links 16 pixels in 1, as well as a 12 MP ultra-wide-angle camera. The base model has a third model with a 2MP depth sensor, while the Pro model uses a 32MP telephoto camera. The front cameras in both cases have a resolution of 50 megapixels, but on the Honor 90 Pro it is complemented by a second 2 megapixel sensor.

In both cases, a 5,000 mAh battery is responsible for autonomy. The Honor 90 supports 66W fast charging, while the Honor 90 Pro supports up to 90W.

Prices and Availability

The Honor 90 line will be available in black, green, silver and iridescent blue. The start of sales in China will take place on June 7, the prices are as follows:

• Honor 90 (12 + 256 GB) - 2499 yuan (≈28,300 rubles)
• Honor 90 (16 + 256 GB) - 2799 yuan (≈31,700 rubles)
• Honor 90 (16 + 512 GB) - 2999 yuan (≈33,900 rubles)
• Honor 90 Pro (12 + 256 GB) - 3299 yuan (≈37,300 rubles)
• Honor 90 Pro (16 + 256 GB) - 3599 yuan (≈40,700 rubles)
• Honor 90 Pro (16 + 512 GB) - 3899 yuan (≈44,100 rubles)

The release of international versions of smartphones has not yet been reported.