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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Matte White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 5 Ultimate is better than Huawei Nova 9, getting a score of 94 against 81. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's construction is way heavier and thicker than the Huawei Nova 9. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a sharper display than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution, a quite bigger screen and a little bit higher pixel number per inch in the screen.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 384 GB more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has 10 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution, a way better 7680x4320 video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low light situations. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4300mAh.
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