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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 14 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2024-01-08 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 is much better than the iPhone 5, getting a overall score of 79.5 against 71.7. Although Asus ROG Phone 8 is way newer than the iPhone 5, it is thicker and incredibly heavier. Asus ROG Phone 8 works with Android 14 operating system, and iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
The iPhone 5 features a lot better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution, much more brightness, a bit better pixels quantity per display inch and a way bigger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much better battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 5500mAh battery size instead of 1440mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a lot bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality, a much larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos, a much better 7680x4320 video resolution and a much more mega pixels back camera.
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