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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5, getting an 88.5 score against 84.7. Apple iPhone 12 mini's body is incredibly thinner and notably lighter than the Asus ROG Phone 5, although they were released only a couple of months apart. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a better processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a little sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a little better pixels quantity per inch in the screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 takes greater photographs and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a much better video resolution. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
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