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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 92.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 15 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| -- | 2020-10-23 |
| -- | 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 6.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| -- | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| -- | 457 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 (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.44 | 4.8 |
| 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 Pro is a lot better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, with a 92.8 score against 74.2. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has iOS 15.x operating system, while Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with Android 15 operating system. IPhone 12 Pro counts with a much greater hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPhone 12 Pro has an incredibly better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has much lower brightness and a bit smaller display. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has more internal storage.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 5800mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a superior camera than iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the iPhone 12 Pro is also by far the cheapest one.
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