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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 5s has a score of 84.9, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 general score. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version. Asus ROG Phone 5s's body is newer and just a little lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo's, but it's also much thicker.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a little worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, a lot worse 1080 x 2448 resolution and a quite smaller screen.
Microsoft Surface Duo has as much storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as Asus ROG Phone 5s, both of them have equal internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3577mAh.
Asus ROG Phone 5s takes way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a way higher video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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