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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 is slightly better than the Huawei Nova 9, with an 86.3 score against 81. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, the Asus ROG Phone 3 design is older, a lot thicker and extremely heavier than Huawei Nova 9. The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with just a little better processing power than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a better display than Huawei Nova 9. Both have a screen of the same size, the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px and the same amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Huawei Nova 9 features as much storage capacity for games and applications as Asus ROG Phone 3, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a way better battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos, a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition.
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