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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 15 | iOS 14.x |
| -- | 2020-11-13 |
| -- | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.4 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| -- | 477 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) 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 |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.44 | 4.16 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 12 mini is much better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, with an 88.5 score against 74.2. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x OS, and Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with Android 15 OS. The iPhone 12 mini has a lot better display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has much worse brightness and a much smaller screen.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro features a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 512 GB internal memory. Apple iPhone 12 mini has a way better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a better camera than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 5800mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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