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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-12-11 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 ZenFone Max Pro (M2) is a bit better than Huawei P9, having a 77.4 score against 72.9. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) construction is way newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Huawei P9. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P9, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a larger display.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P9, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) counts with a much longer battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) takes a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same sensor size, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) also has a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light environments and a much better (4K) video definition.
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