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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2021-04-26 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 8 is a little bit better than Asus ROG Phone 5, with an 85 score against 84.7. Apple iPhone 8 is an way older device than Asus ROG Phone 5, but Apple made it notably lighter and thinner. The iPhone 8 has just a little better 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 processor.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a slightly better screen than iPhone 8, because it has a lot bigger screen, a lot brighter display, a much higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a just a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display. IPhone 8 counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because it has more internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 1821mAh. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot better camera than iPhone 8, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a lot better video quality, a way bigger camera sensor and a much more MP back camera.
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