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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2021-06-07 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Matte White | 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 | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a general score of 94, which is better than iPhone XS Max's 84.5 global score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a a lot newer phone than iPhone XS Max, although it is a lot thicker and heavier. IPhone XS Max features just a little better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and much more brightness. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a lot better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a way higher video definition, a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has an 89 percent bigger battery size.
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