POCO F9 Ultra vs HONOR 90
The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the HONOR 90 scores 5.9. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra
- Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
- Silicon-carbon battery
- Faster wired charging 100 W vs 66 W
- Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.7 inches
- Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 1,600 nits
- Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Why choose the HONOR 90
- Lighter 183 g vs 235 g
- Thinner 7.8 mm vs 8.74 mm
- Higher screen resolution 1200 × 2664 px vs 1200 × 2608 px
- Sharper display 435 ppi vs 416 ppi
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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Overall
9.3
5.9
Display
8.7
7.7
Performance
9.0
4.9
Camera
8.7
5.9
Battery
8.8
5.3
Design
8.2
5.2
Software support
7.4
4.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Size
6.9 inches
6.7 inches
Type
OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED
OLED, Quad-Curved Floating Screen (AMOLED)
Resolution
1200 × 2608 px
1200 × 2664 px
Pixel density
416 ppi
435 ppi
Refresh rate
185 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
✕ No
—
Peak brightness
10,000 nits
1,600 nits
HDR
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
—
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
—
Performance
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Process
3 nm
4 nm
Max CPU clock
4.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
Adreno 840
Adreno 644
RAM
12 GB / 16 GB
8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
—
microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Main camera
200 MP, f/1.68
200 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.4"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✕ No
Ultrawide
50 MP
12 MP
Telephoto
50 MP, 5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
5×
—
Rear cameras
3
3
Rear video
8K@30
—
Front camera
32 MP
50 MP
Front video
4K@30
—
Battery and charging
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Capacity
8,050 mAh
5,000 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
Li-Po
Wired charging
100 W
66 W
Wireless charging
50 W
—
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
—
Charger in box
✕ No
—
Design and build
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Dimensions
163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm
161.9 × 74.1 × 7.8 mm
Thickness
8.74 mm
7.8 mm
Weight
235 g
183 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Aluminum
—
Back
Fiberglass
—
Water resistance
IP68
None
Fingerprint
Under-display ultrasonic
—
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors
Black, Dark Cherry
Midnight Black, Emerald Green, Diamond Silver, Peacock Blue
Connectivity and features
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
6.0
5.2
USB
USB-C 3.x
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✕ No
Satellite
✕ No
—
IR blaster
✓ Yes
—
Software
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 13
Interface
Xiaomi HyperOS 3
MagicOS 7.1
OS updates
4 years
2 years
Security updates
6 years
3 years
Launch and price
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 90
Announced
Sep 1, 2026
May 29, 2023
Released
Sep 1, 2026
Jun 7, 2023
Status
Released
Released
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