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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 14.x | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 10.62 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
IPhone 12 mini is much better than Asus ROG Phone 8, having an 88.5 score against 79.5. IPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x OS, and Asus ROG Phone 8 works with Android 14 OS. Although iPhone 12 mini is much older than the Asus ROG Phone 8, it's body is thinner and a lot lighter. The iPhone 12 mini features a very superior processor than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a just a little lower display pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display, much more brightness and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with much more storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity instead of 2227mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way higher video resolution and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
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