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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| 2021-04-26 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi A2's 78 global score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a a lot newer phone than Xiaomi Mi A2, although it is a lot thicker and incredibly heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A2, because although it has a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a quite bigger display. The Xiaomi Mi A2 and Asus ROG Phone 5 feature incredibly similar memory to install games and applications, they have the same internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a lot better camera than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a way higher video definition, a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 99 percent bigger battery size.
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