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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Plastic |
| 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 | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 an overall score of 84.7, which is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's global score of 76.7. Even being the best in this comparison review, Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is somewhat thicker and heavier than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little worse pixels count in each inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2448px resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher video quality.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little bit more storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity.
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