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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 is much better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting an 84.7 score against 74.2. Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is much newer, but extremely heavier and notably thicker than the Huawei nova 2 Plus. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a brighter screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a just a little worse pixels count per display inch, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2448px resolution and a larger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots greater photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much higher video resolution and a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery duration than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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