Honor 200 Pro vs Google Pixel 9a
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor 200 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on May 27, 2024, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor 200 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1698K versus 1321K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 6.3% more screen real estate
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
- Delivers 75% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1102 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- The phone is 10 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2700 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 437 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Aluminosilicate glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 84.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
200 Pro
6.78″ (19.85:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 154.7 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.53/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8821 | 7784 |
| Single-core score | 1820 | 1677 |
| Multi-core score | 4579 | 4067 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 516831 | 445318 |
| GPU | 495795 | 410687 |
| Memory | 270542 | 175537 |
| UX | 414892 | 289527 |
| Total score | 1698060 | 1321069 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 60% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 998 | 1060 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 17 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4494 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15496 | 10570 |
| Video editing | 7821 | 7547 |
| Photo editing | 29476 | 21264 |
| Data manipulation | 12021 | 12988 |
| Writing score | 16099 | 16308 |
Recent User Tests
Honor 200 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-08 (ChenTH) | AnTuTu 11 | 1573533 |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Dimik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1768071 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Jason) | AnTuTu 11 | 1633389 |
| 📘 2026-04-25 (Олег) | AnTuTu 11 | 1801694 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Fenrir) | AnTuTu 11 | 1421683 |
Google Pixel 9a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Leif) | AnTuTu 11 | 1590049 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap) | AnTuTu 11 | 1182042 |
| 📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo) | AnTuTu 11 | 943849 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Joy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1487240 |
| 📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD) | AnTuTu 11 | 1507185 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 55 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (66 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:55 hr | 08:20 hr |
| Watching video | 08:13 hr | 12:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50H | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 68 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX856 | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 145 |
| Preview | 69 | - |
| Zoom | 132 | 99 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor 200 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | May 2024 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $499 |
| Successor | - Honor 500 Pro | - Google Pixel 10a |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Honor 200 Pro. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound.
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Total votes: 5
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