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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-23 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black glare | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is slightly better than Apple iPhone XS Max, getting a score of 87.4 against 84.5. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone XS Max, although it's heavier and much thicker. IPhone XS Max has a little bit better performance than Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone XS Max has a display that's very similar to the screen in Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, because although the iPhone XS Max has a little bit smaller screen and much worse brightness, it also counts with a bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a just a little higher number of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a much greater memory for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition captures much better videos and photos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a way higher video resolution, a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a way better battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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