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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black glare |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a score of 86.3, which is much better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 overall score. The Asus ROG Phone 3 body is way newer, but noticeably heavier and way thicker than Huawei P9 Plus. Asus ROG Phone 3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a just a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. Huawei P9 Plus features a bit bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 captures much better photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way more MP back camera, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments and a much better 7680x4320 video definition.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a way better battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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