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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than Google Pixel 6a, with an 84.7 score against 76.4. Even being the best in this comparison review, the Asus ROG Phone 5 is an older, somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier cellphone than the Google Pixel 6a. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot better processing power than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a sharper display than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a little bit worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448px. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better camera than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos or video in low light environments, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a back camera with way more megapixels.
The Google Pixel 6a and Asus ROG Phone 5 both have similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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