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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a 77.1 score against 75.5. Although the Asus ROG Phone is notably newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it is thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone counts with a bit better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bit bigger display, a little bit higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a just a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen. Huawei P9 Plus shoots a lot better photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos and a smaller sensor taking less light and duller colors, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone has longer battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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