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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-13 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 446 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 5T, with an 83 score against 80.8. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Asus ZenFone 8 has the newer 11 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, counting with a couple additional features. Although the Asus ZenFone 8 is thicker than the Huawei nova 5T, it's a little lighter and also newer.
Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a just a little higher screen pixels density. The Asus ZenFone 8 has a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 5T. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Asus ZenFone 8 features just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a back camera with a much higher resolution, a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with as much storage to install applications and games as Asus ZenFone 8, both have equal 128 GB internal storage. Asus ZenFone 8 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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