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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Matte White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| 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 | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 Ultimate is much better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, having a overall score of 94 against 78.7. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate body is a lot newer, but incredibly thicker and extremely heavier than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a way worse screen pixel density and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, it also counts with a larger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 384 GB more internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a bit superior CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes a lot better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a much higher video definition, a back facing camera with a lot better resolution, a way bigger sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and videos and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
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