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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| 2021-06-07 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Matte White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 5 Ultimate is much better than the Google Pixel XL, getting a overall score of 94 against 81.3. Even though Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is noticeably newer than Google Pixel XL, it's thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a better performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a little sharper screen than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a way lower screen density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2448px, it also counts with a larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a very superior camera than Google Pixel XL, because it has a way better video definition, a much bigger camera sensor, a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a larger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Google Pixel XL, because it has more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a way better battery performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3450mAh.
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