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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, 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
Asus ZenFone 8 has a score of 83, which is much better than Huawei P9's global score of 72.9. Asus ZenFone 8's design is noticeably newer than Huawei P9's, although it's somewhat heavier and way thicker. The Asus ZenFone 8 has just a bit better performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a sharper display than Huawei P9, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a little higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a quite larger display. Asus ZenFone 8 captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and videos, a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Asus ZenFone 8 counts with improved battery life than Huawei P9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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