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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 (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
Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Nova 9's score of 81. The Asus ROG Phone 5s construction is noticeably thicker and way heavier than the Huawei Nova 9. These phones include Android OS, but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version and Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a better looking display than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2448 resolution, a quite better pixel quantity per screen inch and a quite larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 5s and the Huawei Nova 9 have quite similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit superior processing unit than Huawei Nova 9. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 5s captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a camera with lot more MP, a bigger camera aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments and a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a way better battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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