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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 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 | 6 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 + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.65 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone 8 has an overall score of 83, which is better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 overall score. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Asus ZenFone 8 has older 11 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. Although the Asus ZenFone 8 is a lot newer than the Huawei nova 2, it's noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a much better display than Huawei nova 2, because it has a just a bit better screen pixel density, a bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Asus ZenFone 8 shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a way higher 64 megapixels resolution camera and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
Asus ZenFone 8 features greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh.
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