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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-01-15 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 ROG Phone 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is better than Huawei Y9 (2019)'s 73.5 general score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 construction is notably newer than Huawei Y9 (2019)'s, but it is incredibly thicker and much heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a little better processing power than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a brighter display than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a quite inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2448px resolution and a little bit bigger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a way better camera than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a lot higher video resolution and a way better 64 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features slightly more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a superior battery life than Huawei Y9 (2019), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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