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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| -- | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2014-10-15 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.46 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 6's 81.1 overall score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a much newer device than Google Nexus 6, but it is much heavier and a bit thicker. The Google Nexus 6 and Asus ROG Phone 5 both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Google Nexus 6 has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a quite better pixels number in each display inch.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little faster processor than Google Nexus 6, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more processing cores and more RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better camera than Google Nexus 6, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a way better 7680x4320 video definition and a larger camera aperture to take better low light images.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 6, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery duration than Google Nexus 6, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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