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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 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 | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 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 | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone II is a bit better than iPhone XS Max, getting an 88 score against 84.5. Asus ROG Phone II is a newer cellphone than the iPhone XS Max, although it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. IPhone XS Max counts with a little better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone II, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPhone XS Max counts with a bit sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone II, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1242 x 2688px resolution, a quite more display brightness and a bit better pixel density. Asus ROG Phone II has a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone II captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a lot bigger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and pictures and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Asus ROG Phone II has a much longer battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has an 89% greater battery capacity.
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