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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-04-26 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 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 | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 12 is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone 5, with a score of 88.7 against 84.7. Even though Apple iPhone 12 and Asus ROG Phone 5 were released with only a few months difference, Apple iPhone 12 is a lot lighter and notably thinner. Apple iPhone 12 features just a bit better display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same screen brightness, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a bit better pixels quantity in each inch of screen and a bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better processor than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 2 less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a greater camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos, it also counts with a way more mega pixels camera and a way higher video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because it has more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 113% greater battery size.
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