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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black glare |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 3 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a score of 86.3 against 80.8. Although Asus ROG Phone 3 is newer than Huawei nova 5T, it is notably heavier and notably thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a bit faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has 6 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 3 features a little bit better display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a bit lower display density, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also counts with a quite larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 3's storage for games and applications is just as good as the Huawei nova 5T one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a superior battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a way higher video quality, a much better resolution camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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