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Huawei Honor 70 vs Asus ROG Phone 5

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Huawei Honor 70
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Asus ROG Phone 5
Huawei Honor 70
Asus ROG Phone 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 70 Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Asus ROG Phone 5, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 239g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 70 and Asus ROG Phone 5
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 70
vs
Asus ROG Phone 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 83.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
Asus ROG Phone 5
806 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)61 Hz568 Hz
Response time2 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70], [Asus ROG Phone 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 173 mm (6.81 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %
Asus ROG Phone 5
83.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 70 and Asus ROG Phone 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 512 1024
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Asus ROG Phone 5
1512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Asus ROG Phone 5
4067
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10641512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30254067
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 70
618614
Asus ROG Phone 5
810336
CPU198611193057
GPU149579260802
Memory122975160768
UX147449195709
NanoReview Score618614810336
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 5
5728
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.9 °C
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5728
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70], [Asus ROG Phone 5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 5
16849
Writing scoren/a21635
Web scoren/a14782
Video editingn/a7658
Data manipulationn/a12565
NanoReview Scoren/a16849

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 8 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Asus ROG Phone 5
22:26
Web Browsing09:26 h09:10 h
Video Playback13:55 h13:32 h
Games05:40 h06:22 h
Standby Mode98 h104 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 125 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix54 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX800Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.491/1.7
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a11 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 70
115
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 70
129
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 70
115
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom77n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6000x4000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 35 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB
Asus ROG Phone 5
92.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 550 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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