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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black glare |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.81 |
| 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 3 is just a bit better than iPhone XS Max, getting an 86.3 score against 84.5. Asus ROG Phone 3's construction is newer than the iPhone XS Max's, but it's somewhat heavier and extremely thicker. IPhone XS Max and Asus ROG Phone 3 have incredibly similar displays, because although the Asus ROG Phone 3 has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit bigger display and much more brightness.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit faster processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a much better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality, a much higher video quality and a lot better 64 MP resolution camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has an 89% bigger battery size.
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