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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-26 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 has a general score of 84.7, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 5T's global score of 80.8. Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is newer than the Huawei nova 5T's, but it is notably thicker and notably heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit better performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448. Huawei nova 5T has as much storage capacity for games and applications as the Asus ROG Phone 5, both have the same internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 60% bigger battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much higher 7680x4320 video quality, a back facing camera with a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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