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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 is a little bit better than the Huawei P20, with an 84.7 score against 78.1. The Asus ROG Phone 5 body is newer, but much thicker and heavier than Huawei P20. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit better processing power than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels. Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots way better videos and photos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a back camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a way higher 7680x4320 video definition and a much bigger camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5's memory capacity to store more games and applications is just as good as Huawei P20's one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much longer battery life than Huawei P20, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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