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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 12, 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 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+ 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 (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
Asus ROG Phone 5s is a bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro, having an 84.9 score against 79.3. The Asus ROG Phone 5s comes with Android 12 OS, while Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS. The Asus ROG Phone 5s is an extremely heavier and extremely thicker cellphone than Huawei nova 9 Pro.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a quite worse pixels quantity per inch in the display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2448, it also counts with a quite bigger display. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei nova 9 Pro. They have 8 cpu cores and 8 GB of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way higher resolution camera and a much better video quality. The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5s count with similar storage for games and applications, both have equal internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a superior battery performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 50% more battery capacity.
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