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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black glare |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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 is better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a general score of 86.3 against 73.4. The Asus ROG Phone 3 is a much newer phone than the Huawei Mate 9, although it is incredibly heavier and way thicker. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has 8 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way higher 7680x4320 video definition, a bigger camera aperture, a much bigger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality and a lot higher resolution camera.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity.
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