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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2021-04-26 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| 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 Asus ROG Phone 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is a bit better than the iPhone XS Max's 84.5 global score. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is much newer than iPhone XS Max's, although it is somewhat heavier and way thicker. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit better processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 2 lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit more vivid screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2448 resolution and a little bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with much more screen brightness and a quite bigger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a lot better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality, a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot higher video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3179mAh.
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