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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12, 11 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is better than the Honor 9X Pro, getting a global score of 84.9 against 71.9. The Asus ROG Phone 5s design is newer than Honor 9X Pro's, although it is somewhat heavier and thicker. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version while Honor 9X Pro has Android 10 version, giving you lots of additional features and improved performance.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit better hardware performance than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s has a sharper screen than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a just a bit better display density, a little larger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2448px resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s captures much better videos and photos than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a camera with a way better 64 mega pixels resolution, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Honor 9X Pro counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a really longer battery performance than Honor 9X Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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