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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 14 | Android 11 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Huawei Nova 9 is a little bit better than Asus ROG Phone 8, having an 81 score against 79.5. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has 11 version and Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14. Although the Huawei Nova 9 is way older than the Asus ROG Phone 8, it's body is thinner and a lot lighter.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a much faster processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little worse pixels number per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much greater memory to install games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 8 captures better photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back and a F1.9 camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a way better video resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with greater battery performance than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 28 percent larger battery capacity.
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