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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is slightly better than Google Pixel XL, with an 87.4 score against 81.3. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition body is a lot newer, but incredibly heavier and somewhat thicker than Google Pixel XL. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a superior hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a slightly better looking screen than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a much worse pixel quantity per inch of display, it also counts with a larger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel XL, because it has more internal storage.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition shoots much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel XL, because it has a much higher video resolution, a much bigger camera sensor, a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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