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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2021-06-07 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Matte White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 3.68 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is better than iPhone 8, getting a 94 score against 85. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate design is way newer, but noticeably heavier and way thicker than iPhone 8. The iPhone 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has 2 lesser and slower cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone 8, because it has a really brighter screen, a way better 1080 x 2448 resolution, a much larger display and a just a bit greater display pixels density. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 8, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a lot better camera than iPhone 8, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a much higher video definition, a much more mega pixels back camera and a way larger sensor providing a way higher image quality. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much better battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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