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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T's general score of 80.8. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a newer phone than Huawei nova 5T, but it's way heavier and way thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little worse pixel number in each inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a quite larger display. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better camera than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a bigger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality, a way better video quality and a camera with a way higher 64 MP resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 5's storage capacity for apps and games is very similar to Huawei nova 5T's one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a really longer battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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