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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-23 | 2017-08-03 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black glare | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 better than Asus ZenFone AR, with a overall score of 87.4 against 77.4. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition construction is way newer, but thicker and notably heavier than Asus ZenFone AR. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a bit sharper display than Asus ZenFone AR, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display and a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a larger display.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a little bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much better camera than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos, a lot better video quality and a way larger sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
Asus ZenFone AR has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a much longer battery performance than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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