Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12, 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Phantom Black and Storm 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 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 5s is better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting an 84.9 score against 75.5. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Asus ROG Phone 5s has an older 12 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Asus ROG Phone 5s body is noticeably newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, but it's incredibly thicker and notably heavier.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a bit superior CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little worse pixel density, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a larger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a way better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way better video definition, a camera in the back with much more megapixels, a bigger aperture to take better photography in low-light situations and a lot larger sensor. Huawei P9 Plus has just a bit more memory capacity for apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a much longer battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 76% larger battery size.
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