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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| 2021-04-26 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's overall score of 80.3. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a notably newer phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, although it's thicker and a lot heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a quite inferior pixel count per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition, a camera with way more MP and a larger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
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