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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| 2021-04-26 | 2017-08-03 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a little bit better than the Asus ZenFone AR, with an 84.7 score against 77.4. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a newer device than Asus ZenFone AR, but it's thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit more vivid display than Asus ZenFone AR, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a bit lower amount of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger screen.
Asus ZenFone AR counts with much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Asus ZenFone AR also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little better processing power than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much longer battery performance than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots greater photos and videos than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs, a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a larger camera aperture for better photos in poorly lited environments and a lot more MP camera in the back.
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