Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs Honor 9X (China)

Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate

Honor 9X (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 1400 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A (2CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
5G speed

4 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

172.8 mm

163.1 mm
Width

77.3 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

10.3 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

238 g

206 g
Build features

Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers), touch sensor, ROG Vision monochrome PMOLED display (on the back)

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Colors

White

Black, Blue, Red, White

Display
Display type

AMOLED

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.78 inches

6.59 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2448 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

391 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Oleophobic coating

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon)
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

144Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.4 , 125˚ , 11 mm

2 MP, f/2.4
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Pro Video mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom)

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB connector

Accessory connector

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USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

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Yes
BDS

Yes

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QZSS

Yes

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GNSS

Yes

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