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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-04-26 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 4.76 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 |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 477 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 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (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 | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.16 |
| 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 iPhone 12 mini is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5, getting a global score of 88.5 against 84.7. The iPhone 12 mini design is much lighter and a lot thinner than Asus ROG Phone 5, even when both of them were released with only 5 months difference. Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone 12 mini has a little more vivid display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a lot smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal storage.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for capturing photographs or videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much better 7680x4320 video definition.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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