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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with an 83 score against 78.7. Asus ZenFone 8's body has the same weight than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but it's somewhat thicker. Both phones in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but Asus ZenFone 8 has the older 11 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a little faster CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Asus ZenFone 8 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a little less pixels per inch of display and a quite lower 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Asus ZenFone 8 takes way better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures, a lot larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a lot higher video definition and a lot more MP camera. Asus ZenFone 8's storage for applications and games is very similar to Huawei Mate 9 Pro's one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ZenFone 8 and Huawei Mate 9 Pro both feature incredibly similar batteries.
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