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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 3.63 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone is a bit better than Huawei P9, having a global score of 77.1 against 72.9. Asus ROG Phone is a noticeably newer phone than the Huawei P9, but it's a lot heavier and noticeably thicker. The Asus ROG Phone counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P9, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
The Asus ROG Phone features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P9 features a lot better camera than Asus ROG Phone, although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking lower quality photographs and a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or videos in low-light situations, they both have the same video definition and the same 60 fps video frame rates.
Asus ROG Phone counts with better battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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