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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 has an overall score of 84.7, which is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's 76.6 global score. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a just a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2448. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has a 20% bigger battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures, a way more megapixels camera and a lot better video quality.
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