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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.04 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 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 the Huawei nova 2, getting an 84.7 score against 74.2. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is incredibly newer, but noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker than Huawei nova 2. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 and a way bigger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a way higher video resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features slightly more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a way better battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 2950mAh.
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