Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-08-03 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone AR is a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, having a 77.4 score against 75.5. Even though Asus ZenFone AR is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's a bit heavier and extremely thicker. The Asus ZenFone AR has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little bigger screen, a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei P9 Plus features just a little better processing power than Asus ZenFone AR, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Asus ZenFone AR features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Asus ZenFone AR counts with a superior camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video. Huawei P9 Plus has just a little bit longer battery life than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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