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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 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 | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, 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 ROG Phone II is better than the Huawei Mate 9, having a score of 88 against 73.4. Although Asus ROG Phone II is way newer than the Huawei Mate 9, it is somewhat thicker and a lot heavier. The Asus ROG Phone II has a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone II also has 8 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone II counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little bit bigger display. The Asus ROG Phone II features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone II has a way better battery life than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4000mAh. Asus ROG Phone II shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a larger camera aperture, a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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