Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Product
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
1,351 USD
Huawei Mate 40 Pro
1,350 USD

Price
1,351 USD
1,350 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Asus Mobiles
Huawei Mobiles
Model No
AI2501-16G512G-BK, AI2501-24G1T-BK
NOH-NX9

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 800 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - China
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - China
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

Dimensions
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)
Weight
227 g (8.01 oz)
212 g (7.48 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (648 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant
Colors
Phantom Black
Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow

Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, 670Hz PWM, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
OLED, HDR10, 90Hz, 16.7 million colors
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.76 inches, 115.7 cm2 (~94.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
1344 x 2772 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~456 ppi density)

OS
Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) , Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs (Neural-network Processing Unit)
GPU
Adreno 830
Mali-G78 MP24

RAM
16GB/24GB
8GB UFS 3.1
Storage
512GB/1TB
256GB/512GB
Card Slot
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF
Lens 2
32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
Lens 3
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
phase focus, contrast focus, Story Creator, Tracking Shot, Steady Shot, Audio Zoom, High-Res, Time-Lapse, Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Aperture, Dual-View Video, Night, Macro, Portrait, Pro, Slow-Mo, Panorama, Monochrome, Light Painting, HDR, Filter, Stickers, etc
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
Panorama, HDR
Slow-Motion Selfie, Intelligent Field of View, Portrait, Panorama, AR Lens, Time-Lapse, Moving Picture, Filter, Stickers, Capture Smiles, Mirror Reflection, Audio Control, Timer
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

Capacity
5800 mAh
Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable
Charging
65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Fast charging 66W Fast wireless charging 50W Reverse wireless charging 5W

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
No 32-bit/384kHz audio

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
Radio
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 3042971 (v10) GeekBench: 10179 (v6) 3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1958 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 16:41h