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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| 2021-04-26 | 2015-11-02 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 649.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 slightly better than the Google Nexus 6P, getting an 84.7 score against 80.3. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a a lot newer device than Google Nexus 6P, although it's a lot thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit sharper display than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2448 and a little bit lower number of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger display.
Google Nexus 6P and Asus ROG Phone 5 count with extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit faster processing unit than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 6P, because it has a 74 percent more battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 captures way better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 6P, because it has a camera in the back with a much higher 64 MP resolution, a bigger aperture for better low light images, a lot better 7680x4320 video definition and a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photographs.
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