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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.3 |
| 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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 has a score of 84.7, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's general score of 79.3. Even being the best in this comparison, the Asus ROG Phone 5 body is thicker and way heavier than Huawei nova 9 Pro. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a slightly better screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a bit worse count of pixels per inch in the display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2448px, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a greater camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a way higher video resolution, a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a way better resolution camera in the back.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Asus ROG Phone 5, both of them have equal internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a very superior battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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