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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 12, 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-26 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 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 |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is slightly better than Google Pixel 4 XL, getting a score of 84.9 against 82.9. The Asus ROG Phone 5s construction is newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than the Google Pixel 4 XL. The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a slightly better screen than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a lot lesser pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Google Pixel 4 XL, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a superior battery life than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh. Asus ROG Phone 5s captures greater pictures and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos and/or video in low light environments, it also counts with a way higher video quality, a much larger sensor providing a much better image quality and a camera with much more MP.
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