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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black glare |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is much better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting a score of 87.4 against 74.2. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a newer device than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it is extremely heavier and a lot thicker. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has more RAM. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a bit inferior pixels count in each display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition takes greater videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a back camera with way more mega pixels and a way higher 7680x4320 video quality. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a very superior memory for games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a very superior battery life than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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