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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 92.8 |
| 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 2.82 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.66 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 Pro is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5, with a 92.8 score against 84.7. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro is a way thinner and incredibly lighter cellphone than the Asus ROG Phone 5, even though they were released only 6 months apart. IPhone 12 Pro has a bit better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, the iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a slightly higher 1170 x 2532 resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPhone 12 Pro counts with a faster processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 2 less cpu cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Asus ROG Phone 5 and iPhone 12 Pro both count with very similar memory capacity to install games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images, it also counts with a lot better resolution back camera and a lot better video quality. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2815mAh.
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