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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2024-01-08 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 8 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, with a global score of 79.5 against 78.1. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Asus ROG Phone 8 has the older 14 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Asus ROG Phone 8 design is much newer than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's, although it's somewhat thicker and notably heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a very superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a much brighter screen, a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen and a bigger screen.
Asus ROG Phone 8 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and video, a lot higher video definition and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has more internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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