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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-06-07 |
| 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 | Matte 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 | 18 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is way better than the Huawei Mate 9's score of 73.4. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's body is extremely newer, but much thicker and incredibly heavier than Huawei Mate 9. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a brighter screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a larger display, a just a little more pixels per inch of screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back camera with lot more MP, a much higher 7680x4320 video quality and a larger aperture for better low-light images.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 50 percent greater battery capacity.
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