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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2017-01-06 | 2016-07-12 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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 | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, 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 |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe has a score of 77.5, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. Although the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe and Huawei Mate 9 were released only a few months apart, the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe is lighter and a little thinner. Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe and Huawei Mate 9 feature quite similar displays, because although the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel density.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a little bit better performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with 4 more 2.4 gigahertz CPU cores. Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe features a much better storage for applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 has improved battery performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe features a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe also has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and video, a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels and a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
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