Asus Zenfone 8 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Asus Zenfone 8 or Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Asus Zenfone 8 | Huawei Mate 20 Pro | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, May 12 | 2018, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.7 in | 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 2.85 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 189 g | 6.67 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver | Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 600 EUR | 880 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.9" in | 6.39" in | |
| Screen area | 84.0 cm2 | 100.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.9% | 87.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 3120 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 446 PPI | 538 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -700 nits (HBM) -1100 nits (peak) |
- DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Dual | 40 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF |
-40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF, Laser AF |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 120 | 112 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 126 | 120 | |
| DxOMark Video | 108 | 97 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 24 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93'', 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 75 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 73 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 79 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, ZenUI 8 | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 660 | Mali-G76 MP10 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 745934 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 385302 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1240 | 782 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3163 | 2220 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3693 | 1425 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4839 | 3643 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1024 | 679 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3182 | 2320 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3331 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9771 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7627 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - International -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market/region dependent) | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 30W, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) |
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