Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| 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 ZenFone 8 is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting an 83 score against 75.5. Asus ZenFone 8's construction is way newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, but it is incredibly thicker and a little bit heavier. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ZenFone 8 has the previous 11 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Asus ZenFone 8 features a more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a quite higher pixel density, a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite bigger display. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a little bit better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ZenFone 8 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light situations, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a way better resolution camera and a way bigger sensor. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Asus ZenFone 8 has better battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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