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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Matte White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is just a bit better than the iPhone 12 Pro's general score of 92.8. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's design is thicker and way heavier than the iPhone 12 Pro. The iPhone 12 Pro counts with a bit superior CPU than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro counts with a bit better screen than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same screen brightness, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a just a little better pixels density and a little bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a superior memory for apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 512 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes greater videos and photos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 113 percent bigger battery size.
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