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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2017-09-22 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is slightly better than the Asus ROG Phone 5, having an 87.1 score against 84.7. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 8 Plus is noticeably older than the Asus ROG Phone 5, it's body is thinner and somewhat lighter. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a slightly better looking screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, it also counts with a larger display, a quite better 1080 x 2448 resolution and way more brightness.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a superior memory for applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with just a little better performance than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much better resolution back camera, a lot larger camera sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality and a lot better video quality.
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