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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.54 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a global score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 overall score. Asus ROG Phone 8's construction is notably newer than the Huawei P9's, but it is incredibly heavier and noticeably thicker. Huawei P9 counts with a really superior processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a better looking screen than Huawei P9, because although it has a just a little lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a really bigger display. Asus ROG Phone 8 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a lot higher 50 MP resolution camera, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a larger camera aperture and a way bigger camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a superior battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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