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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12, 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.72 |
| 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 5s is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, with a global score of 84.9 against 80.8. Asus ROG Phone 5s's body is newer, but notably thicker and a lot heavier than Huawei nova 5T. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has a more recent 12 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version, offering some nice extra features.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a just a bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a quite bigger display. Asus ROG Phone 5s and Huawei nova 5T both have similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 60 percent more battery size.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a much more megapixels camera in the back, a lot better video resolution and a bigger camera sensor.
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