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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.2 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
IPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8's overall score of 79.5. IPhone XS is an a lot older phone than Asus ROG Phone 8, but it is somewhat thinner and notably lighter anyway. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has a bit worse pixel density and a little lower 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a bigger screen and a way brighter display.
The iPhone XS features a much powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has lesser cpu cores (although faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much better battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has a 107% larger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 captures much better pictures and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, a way bigger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and a lot better video resolution.
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