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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.24 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 |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has an overall score of 86.3, which is slightly better than iPhone XS's score of 84.2. Asus ROG Phone 3's body is newer than iPhone XS's, but it is a lot thicker and much heavier. The iPhone XS and the Asus ROG Phone 3 have really similar screens, because although the Asus ROG Phone 3 has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bigger display and much more brightness.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPhone XS has a little faster processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has lesser RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 captures greater photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a back facing camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution, a much larger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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