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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting a overall score of 79.5 against 74.2. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but Asus ROG Phone 8 has 14 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Even though Asus ROG Phone 8 is incredibly newer than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, it's noticeably thicker and extremely heavier.
Huawei nova 2 Plus features an extremely better processor than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a bit lower count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a superior storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures in low-light situations, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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