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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-06-07 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Matte White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 11.00mm 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 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 |
| 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 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is way better than Huawei P9 Plus's score of 75.5. Although Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is much newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it is thicker and way heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a lot better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way better 7680x4320 video definition, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and video in low light situations, a way higher resolution back facing camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
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