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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00mm 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 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a score of 84.7, which is much better than Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. The Asus ROG Phone 5 design is incredibly newer than the Huawei Mate 9's, but it is much heavier and incredibly thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a brighter display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2448 resolution, a bigger screen and a just a little greater amount of pixels in each display inch.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 takes way better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a larger aperture for better low light captures and video, a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a lot better video definition and a way more megapixels back-facing camera. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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