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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone 8 is slightly better than Huawei Nova 9, getting a global score of 83 against 81. These devices work with the same Android 11 OS. The Asus ZenFone 8 construction is somewhat thicker but a bit lighter than Huawei Nova 9, and both of them were released only a few months apart. The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Nova 9, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a more vivid screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per display inch and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Huawei Nova 9 and the Asus ZenFone 8 count with quite similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has an 8% larger battery capacity. Asus ZenFone 8 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a lot higher video quality, a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a lot higher resolution back camera.
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