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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 is slightly better than iPhone XS Max, getting an 84.7 score against 84.5. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a noticeably newer device than iPhone XS Max, although it's way thicker and somewhat heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a bit worse pixel density and a little bit worse 1080 x 2448 resolution, it also counts with a really brighter screen and a little bigger display.
The iPhone XS Max has just a little better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 captures much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a way more megapixels back camera, a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has an 89 percent greater battery capacity.
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