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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-04-26 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 8.03 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 |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 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 | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| 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
IPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than Asus ROG Phone 5, with a score of 93.2 against 84.7. IPhone 12 Pro Max's design is just a little lighter and extremely thinner than the Asus ROG Phone 5, although both of them were only released 5 months apart. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a superior CPU than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has just a bit better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same screen brightness, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1284 x 2778px.
Asus ROG Phone 5 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max have quite similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3687mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 captures way better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking pictures in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a way better video resolution and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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