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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 84.2 |
| 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 | 16 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 10.62 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| 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 just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, having an 88.5 score against 84.2. The iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x operating system, while Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro works with Android 14 operating system. Despite of the fact that iPhone 12 mini is incredibly older than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, it's design is somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a bit better looking display than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and way more brightness. IPhone 12 mini has a very superior processor than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores and 12 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a lot better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light images and video, it also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 50 megapixels resolution and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 147 percent larger battery capacity.
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