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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-13 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone 8, with an 89.4 score against 83. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Asus ZenFone 8 has Android 11 version, providing a couple nice extra features and a performance increase. Even being the best phone we are comparing here, Huawei Mate X is an older, extremely heavier and thicker phone than Asus ZenFone 8.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate X, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Asus ZenFone 8 has a better looking display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a lot better camera than Huawei Mate X, and although they both have a 0.59 inches sensor and a same size diafragm aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a way more mega pixels back facing camera. Huawei Mate X features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has more internal memory.
Huawei Mate X has a bit superior battery performance than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has a 13 percent larger battery size.
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