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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-07-28 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 446 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 3 is a bit better than Asus Zenfone 9, with a score of 76.3 against 72.6. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 3 has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while Asus Zenfone 9 has Android 12. Huawei nova 3's body is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Asus Zenfone 9, although it was released 4 years before.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a very superior processing unit than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei nova 3 counts with a slightly better display than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little inferior amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
Asus Zenfone 9 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality and a way higher resolution back camera. The Huawei nova 3 counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Asus Zenfone 9, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Asus Zenfone 9 has a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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