Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black glare |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is much better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, getting a global score of 87.4 against 78.7. Both phones we are comparing come with Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has an older 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. Even though Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is notably newer than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's way heavier and way thicker.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a lot lower display density, it also counts with a larger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has just a bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video, a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much better 7680x4320 video definition.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features much more storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a really longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
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