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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 is just a bit better than the iPhone SE (2020), with a general score of 84.7 against 81.5. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than iPhone SE (2020). The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little sharper display than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a just a little more pixels per screen inch, a much brighter screen, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a really larger display.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPhone SE (2020) features just a bit better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a very superior camera than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a lot better video definition, a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a lot larger sensor.
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