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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2021-04-26 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.13 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 |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| 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
IPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5's score of 84.7. The iPhone 8 Plus construction is way thinner and lighter than the Asus ROG Phone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a slightly better looking display than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px and much more brightness.
IPhone 8 Plus has a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because it has more internal storage.
Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much higher resolution camera in the back, a way larger sensor and a much higher video quality. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a superior battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2691mAh.
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