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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.24 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 |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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 has a global score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than the iPhone XS's general score of 84.2. Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is much newer than the iPhone XS's, although it's notably heavier and noticeably thicker. The iPhone XS counts with a bit superior CPU than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better looking screen than iPhone XS, because although it has a just a little worse screen pixel density and a quite lower 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution, it also counts with way more brightness and a larger display. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a greater camera than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, a much larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way better video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 126 percent more battery size.
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