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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Huawei nova 3i, getting a general score of 84.7 against 73.7. The Asus ROG Phone 5 body is much newer, but way thicker and way heavier than Huawei nova 3i. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a bit worse pixel count in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a quite larger screen.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 3i features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a superior battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has an 80 percent more battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots way better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments, a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera with way more MP.
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