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Honor 90 Lite Battery test

We put the Honor 90 Lite through our rigorous DXOMARK Battery test suite to measure its performance in autonomy, charging and efficiency. In these test results, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key specifications:

  • Battery capacity: 4500 mAh
  • 35W charger (not included)
  • 6.7-inch, 1080 x 2388, 90 Hz, LCD display
  • MediaTek Dimensity 6020 (7 nm)
  • Tested ROM / RAM combination: 256 GB + 8 GB

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.


Honor 90 Lite
127
battery
132
Autonomy
151

221

111

195

113

198

119
Charging
104

224

136

212

129

205

126

194

Key performances

Charging Time
2 days 12h
Battery life
Charging Time
0h51
80% Charging time
Charging Time
1h52
Full charging time
Quick Boost
5h09 autonomy
after 5-minute charge

Pros

  • Good autonomy overall with nearly 2.5 days in moderate use
  • Good autonomy when listening to music
  • Decent autonomy recovered after a 5-minute charge

Cons

  • Poor autonomy when streaming video and using the camera
  • Slightly longer than average charging time
  • Inaccurate battery gauge readings

The Honor 90 Lite lands among the top half of our battery database with a very good global score thanks to its good autonomy and efficiency.

When used moderately, the Honor 90 Lite lasted nearly 2.5 days. The autonomy was particularly good during the typical usage scenario, however, the performances of individual usages outdoors and indoors were mixed. The Honor 90 Lite showed poor autonomy when watching videos or when using the camera and calling, but autonomy was decent when scrolling social apps or gaming, and very good when to listening to music.
However, the phone’s battery gauge was inaccurate, which could significantly affect the user experience. When the device displayed 20% and 100% of power left, the true  measured capacity of the battery was around 15.5% and 95%, respectively. The device would also shut down automatically 1 minute after displaying 1% of power left.

The charging experience of the Honor 90 Lite was average, taking 1 hour and 52 minutes to fully replenish the battery. The autonomy recovered after a quick 5-minute charge was decent with more than 5 hours.

The device’s charge efficiency tips just below average because of a slightly higher residual consumption of the charger itself when the device was unplugged. Discharge currents were higher than average when streaming videos, but they were quite low during our typical usage scenario and when streaming music or gaming, meaning that the device is well optimized.

Compared with devices in the same Advanced segment ($200-$399), the Honor 90 Lite ranked below average. It showed average charging and efficiency scores, but its autonomy was poor because of bad performances when testing individual use cases for this price range.

Test Summary

About DXOMARK Battery tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests over a week-long period both indoors and outdoors. (See our introductory and how we test articles for more details about our smartphone Battery protocol.)

The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

Battery Charger Wireless Display Processor
Honor 90 Lite 4500mAh 35W
(not included)
- LCD
1080 x 2388
Mediatek Dimensity 6020
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G 5100mAh 40W
(not included)
- AMOLED
1080 x 2400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Oppo A78 5G 5000mAh 33W
(included)
- LCD
720 x 1612
Mediatek Dimensity 700
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G 5000mAh 25W
(not included)
- OLED
1080 x 2340
MediaTek Dimensity 1080

Autonomy

132

Honor 90 Lite

197

Honor X9c
How Autonomy score is composed

Autonomy score is composed of three performance sub-scores: Home / Office, On the go, and Calibrated use cases. Each sub-score comprises the results of a comprehensive range of tests for measuring autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.

Light Usage
86h
Light Usage
Active: 2h30/day
Moderate Usage
60h
Moderate Usage
Active: 4h/day
Intense Usage
37h
Intense Usage
Active: 7h/day

Home/Office

151

Honor 90 Lite

221

Honor X7b

A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a set of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical usage scenario” (TUS) — making calls, video streaming, etc. — 4 hours of active use over the course of a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep.” The robot repeats this set of actions every day until the device runs out of power.

Typical Usage Scenario discharge curves

On the go

111

Honor 90 Lite

195

Samsung Galaxy M51

Using a smartphone on the go takes a toll on autonomy because of extra “hidden” demands, such as the continuous signaling associated with cellphone network selection, for example. DXOMARK Battery experts take the phone outdoors and perform a precisely defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary (walking, taking the bus, the subway…) for each device

Autonomy for on the go use cases (full charge)

Calibrated

113

Honor 90 Lite

198

Samsung Galaxy M51

For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and our robots repeatedly perform actions linked to one specific use case (such as gaming, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting from an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have expended at least 5% of their battery power.

Autonomy for calibrated use cases (full charge)

Charging

119

Honor 90 Lite

218

Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
How Charging score is composed

Charging is fully part of the overall battery experience. In some situations where autonomy is at a minimum, knowing how fast you can charge becomes a concern. The DXOMARK Battery charging score is composed of two sub-scores, (1) Full charge and (2) Quick boost.

Wired
Wired
52%
in 30 min
0h51
0 - 80%
1h52
Full charge

Full charge

104

Honor 90 Lite

224

Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

Full charge tests assess the reliability of the battery power gauge; measure how long and how much power the battery takes to charge from zero to 80% capacity, from 80 to 100% as shown by the UI, and until an actual full charge.

Power consumption and battery level during full charge
The charging curves, in wired and wireless (if available) showing the evolution of the battery level indicator as well as the power consumption in watts during the stages of charging toward full capacity.
Time to full charge
The time to full charge chart breaks down the necessary time to reach 80%, 100% and full charge.

Quick boost

136

Honor 90 Lite

212

Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes. The chart here compares the average autonomy gain from a quick 5-minute charge.

Average autonomy gain for a 5 minute charge (wired)

Efficiency

127

Honor 90 Lite

154

Oppo Reno6 5G
How Efficiency score is composed

The DXOMARK power efficiency score consists of two sub-scores, Charge up and Discharge rate, both of which combine data obtained during robot-based typical usage scenario, calibrated tests and charging evaluation, taking into consideration the device’s battery capacity. DXOMARK calculate the annual power consumption of the product, shown on below graph, which is representative of the overall efficiency during a charge and when in use.

Annual Consumption Honor 90 Lite
3.9 kWh
Efficient
Good
Bad
Inefficient

Charge up

129

Honor 90 Lite

205

Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

The charge up sub-score is a combination of four factors: the overall efficiency of a full charge, related to how much energy you need to fill up the battery compared to the energy that the battery can provide; the efficiency of the travel adapter when it comes to transferring power from an outlet to your phone; the residual consumption when your phone is fully charged and still plugged into the charger; and the residual consumption of the charger itself, when the smartphone is disconnected from it. The chart here below shows the overall efficiency of a full charge in %.

Overall charge efficiency

Discharge

126

Honor 90 Lite

194

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

The discharge subscore rates the speed of a battery’s discharge during a test, which is independent of the battery’s capacity. It is the ratio of a battery’s capacity divided by its autonomy. A small-capacity battery could have the same autonomy as a large-capacity battery, indicating that the device is well-optimized, with a low discharge rate.

Average discharge current

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