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| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-29 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.63 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone, with an 80.8 score against 77.1. The Huawei nova 5T construction is newer, somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than the Asus ROG Phone. Asus ROG Phone counts with a little better performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has a greater amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2160px resolution, a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse pixels density. Huawei nova 5T counts with a greater camera than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a much larger sensor providing a way better image quality.
The Asus ROG Phone features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone has just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 7% larger battery size.
Huawei nova 5T is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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