Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-12-20 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 250, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei Nova 9 is much better than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), having a score of 81 against 71.6. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but Huawei Nova 9 has an older 11 version while Asus ZenFone Max (M2) has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei Nova 9 is a incredibly newer phone than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), although it is a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a brighter display than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because it has a greater screen pixel density, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bigger display. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ZenFone Max (M2) features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Huawei Nova 9 has a little longer battery performance than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because it has an 8 percent more battery size.
Huawei Nova 9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
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