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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x |
| 2021-06-07 | 2021-09-24 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Matte White | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is slightly better than iPhone 13 Pro Max's global score of 93.2. Although the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate and iPhone 13 Pro Max were released only a couple of months apart, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate body is thicker but just a little bit lighter than iPhone 13 Pro Max.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because although it has a little worse screen pixel density and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2448px, it also counts with a little bigger screen. IPhone 13 Pro Max has just a bit better performance than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a back camera with much more megapixels.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has a 38% bigger battery size.
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