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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 | 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 has an overall score of 84.7, which is a bit better than the HTC One M9's score of 77.7. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a incredibly newer phone than the HTC One M9, although it's just a bit thicker and way heavier. The HTC One M9 has a little sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The HTC One M9 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bit processor and a graphics co-processor.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a really longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 111 percent larger battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a lot better camera than HTC One M9, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos in low-light situations, a way higher video quality, a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way bigger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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