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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 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, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 is a bit better than Huawei nova 2i, getting a score of 79.5 against 72.4. Even though Asus ROG Phone 8 is extremely newer than the Huawei nova 2i, it's thicker and heavier. Both phones in this review work with Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 8 has 14 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a better screen than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a just a bit lower display density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a bigger screen. Huawei nova 2i has an extremely better CPU than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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