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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 8.91 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, having a global score of 84.7 against 78.8. The Asus ROG Phone 5 body is a bit lighter but thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, and both were released with only 8 months difference. Microsoft Surface Duo's CPU is very similar to the Asus ROG Phone 5 one, and although the Microsoft Surface Duo has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a just a bit worse count of pixels per inch of screen, a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a quite smaller screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better captures in low light environments, a way higher 7680x4320 video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 and the Microsoft Surface Duo have extremely similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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