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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black Glare |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone II is a lot better than the Huawei P9, with an 88 score against 72.9. The Asus ROG Phone II construction is much newer, but incredibly heavier and way thicker than the Huawei P9. Asus ROG Phone II has a little more vivid display than Huawei P9, because although it has a just a little worse screen density, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bigger screen.
Asus ROG Phone II counts with a little better processing power than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone II has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The Asus ROG Phone II features a very superior camera than Huawei P9, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better 48 MP resolution, a much bigger camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light images and video and a way better (4K) video definition.
Asus ROG Phone II counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 100% greater battery capacity.
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