Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-08-26 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 5s is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, with an 84.9 score against 82.3. The Asus ROG Phone 5s is a way newer phone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Both phones we are comparing include Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has a newer 12 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10, giving you a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display, a way brighter screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 2. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and a 8 GB RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs, a way better 7680x4320 video definition and a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Asus ROG Phone 5s have very similar storage to install applications and games, both of them have equal internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a very superior battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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