HONOR 600
What you’d gain
- 2× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 6.5
- Display score: 7.7 → 8.6
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,400 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Should You Upgrade From the HONOR 90?
How the HONOR 90 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates ended around 2026 Newer phones are about 6.1× faster The best upgrade scores 4.1 points higher on performance and 3.1 on camera
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the HONOR 90, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 3.4× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 7.8
- Display score: 7.7 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 6.1× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 9.0
- Display score: 7.7 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (10× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 183 → 236 g
POCO F9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 6.1× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 8.7
- Display score: 7.7 → 8.7
- Battery: 5,000 → 8,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 183 → 235 g
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HONOR 90 upgrade FAQ
Is the HONOR 90 still supported?
HONOR promises 3 years of security updates for the HONOR 90, counted from its announcement in May 2023, so they should have ended around 2026. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2025.
What is the best upgrade from the HONOR 90?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 5.9 for the HONOR 90. The newest model of the same family is the HONOR 600. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the HONOR 90, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the HONOR 90?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 6.1 times as fast as the HONOR 90. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 2,920, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 272.